Teaching Game Design: Bloom’s Taxonomy

October 10, 2010
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Teaching Game Design: Bloom’s Taxonomy

This is an interesting perspective on Bloom’s Taxonomy, teaching, and game design.  The author alludes to Dan Pink’s AWNM aptitudes of Play and Design, but he also discusses Bloom’s Taxonomy and the use of Bloom’s Learning Levels in game design. Take a few minutes and see how a game designer applies Bloom’s higher level...

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Bloom’s Taxonomy Activities Printable – TeacherVision.com

October 10, 2010
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Bloom’s Taxonomy Activities Printable – TeacherVision.com

Recently I have returned to Bloom’s Taxonomy as I integrate Dan Pink’s AWNM aptitudes.  As stated in a previous post, I think that Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs fit nicely within Daniel Pink’s six essential aptitudes. I plan on sharing my Bloom’s Taxonomy research with you as I progress, and in light of that promise, I...

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Empathy: It’s on the decline, how can we help?

October 3, 2010
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Empathy:  It’s on the decline, how can we help?

“College kids today are about 40 percent lower in empathy than their counterparts of 20 or 30 years ago, as measured by standard tests of this personality trait.” This statement solidifies the need for teachers to develop empathy, one of Dan Pink’s aptitudes from A Whole New Mind.  How are students going to compete...

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Chain of human pylons planned for Iceland – Telegraph

September 28, 2010
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Chain of human pylons planned for Iceland – Telegraph

Here is an interesting application of the Design aptitude from AWNM.  As Dan Pink states, in an age of abundance the ability to design appealing objects will become a valuable skill.  What a great way to take what could be an eye sore and turn it into something whimsical. Chain of human pylons planned...

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Learn like a kindergartner: High Tech, Dan Pink, and A Love of Learning

September 13, 2010
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Learn like a kindergartner: High Tech, Dan Pink, and A Love of Learning

Remember “Everything I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten”? Well imagine that concept with the technology of today. That is what Professor Mitch Resnick discusses in this hour-long video about technology and learning.  Learn like a kindergartner. Don’t you remember those times?  When you wanted to go to school?  Things were new and...

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Seth’s Blog: Whatever happened to labor?

September 6, 2010
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Seth’s Blog: Whatever happened to labor?

We say we want insightful and brilliant teachers, but then we insist they do their labor precisely according to a manual invented by a committee… via Seth’s Blog: Whatever happened to labor?. So as I am sitting back and enjoying Labor Day, I ran into Seth Godin’s comments about modern labor, and of course,...

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