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Four Reasons Why Games Are Great For Adults Learning a Language
Four Reasons Why Games Are Great For Adults Learning a Language

As 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.

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adult learning, games for learningDave Englanguage, games, contributed article, adult learners, class dynamics, memory, satisfaction, motivationComment
14 Best Strategy Board Games For Teaching Employees Strategic Thinking
14 Best Strategy Board Games For Teaching Employees Strategic Thinking

Another reason why board games are so popular is that there is a board game for everybody, no matter what age or gender. For this discussion, we will focus on 14 of the most highly recommended and effective strategy board games that can actually teach strategic thinking to employees, entrepreneurs and business people.

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board games, strategic thinking, strategyDave Engboard games, strategy, strategic thinkingComment
AI in Education: An Initiative to Assist Student in Learning 
AI in Education: An Initiative to Assist Student in Learning 

It becomes difficult for a teacher, to selectively aid student in learning, especially when they also feel the burden of collective performance. To address this issue, an artificial intelligence is designed by the researchers from North Carolina State University, from predicting the position of educational games in inducing learning amongst students.

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AI, learning, educationalDave EngAI, education, learningComment
4 Great Games that Teach Real-Life Skills
4 Great Games that Teach Real-Life Skills

Sometimes, sitting in a darkened room pushing pieces of plastic around can help prepare you for the big bad world. How to Lose…and come back from it: Magic The Gathering One of the worst feelings in the world of board games is being outmatched by your opponents in Magic. Whether you have been trampled by monstrous growth, stymied by a blue player, or just outplayed by an opponent with better card synergy – losses can be tough.

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games-based learningDave Enggames, learning, real life skillsComment
6 Content Types For Teaching Online
6 Content Types For Teaching Online

This means we must seek different ways to present content to students in such a way that they can understand it, especially in an online environment and remain engaged as well. This immediately shows us the need to provide content that will cater to these learning styles, otherwise, some students might be permanently left out and find it difficult to learn simply because they do not learn in the way you have been teaching.

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Climate Change and Games Webinar
Climate Change and Games Webinar

There are many ways in which individuals and communities can start to explore their own responsibilities and potential in relation to the climate crisis. As games designers, games theorists/teachers, facilitators of games-based learning and practitioners of playful / gameful design in general, our panellists believe that games and gamification can be powerful tools for exploring what is, and what can be. Gameful design can help in raising awareness and achieving deep learning in complex issues, as well as motivating and empowering individual behaviour modification, systemic understanding and change, and innovation practices.

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webinar, games-based learningDave Engclimate change, climate crisis, games-based learning, gamificationComment