The research is in - educational games and humanities learning are a perfect match! This week, we're examining some of our favorite educational games we've created over the years that teach humanities topics like civics, English language arts, natural history, and more.
Read MoreUsing games to learn real-life skills can both be entertaining and educational, formally called the "Edutainment" system. We have recently stumbled upon one of EA's latest published patent, dubbed "EDUTAINMENT OVERLAY FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN VIDEO GAMES," which seeks to add an Edutainment overlay in its titles using artificial intelligence technologies.
Read MoreMaking "Fortune tellers" - a folded paper game children hold on their fingers and thumbs and practice counting and "Telling fortunes" with - has been a time-treasured craft and play activity for generations across cultures. This single activity integrates and provides a context for children to acquire and apply key concepts and skills from important domains of early development.
Read MoreCorona Bee Game is an evidence-based 'serious' game that challenges vaccine myths and misconceptions. To support these public health objectives Corona Bee Game has been translated from English into 5 Indian languages and it is free to play without any registration or downloading.
Read MoreWhile the obsession for the game has increased over the past couple of months, indianexpress.com set out to seek the answer to can such games help improve one's English language skills.
Read MoreAs a teacher or trainer, you might worry that adult learners feel games that are childish and misinformed. Adult learners of a second language are usually highly motivated, but it doesn’t mean their time in class should be boring and only include traditional methods of teaching. Adult learners can have more inhibitions than children and may worry about making fools of themselves in front of their peers. Games that aren’t silly, and that have relevance to their learning can help adult learners of a second language.
Read MorePart of a research study supported by the National Institutes of Health and led by auditory neuroscientist Lori Holt and psycholinguist Seth Wiener, the game could help scientists understand how second language learners learn a new language, and could even help them learn it faster.
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