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Luddite

What tools can we use both in and out of Minecraft, to create a convincing case that learning occurred?  Somehow in my research roamings through assessment of learning with Minecraftedu, I encountered...

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Griefers and trolls, idiots all

                      Growing up, I learned about trolls from the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Oh, and those little weird rubbery dolls with the bizarre hair in the 60’s. Oh, and fishing with...

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Team GiverCraft

How has your team approached and documented the design of your game? The first thing I want to address in game design for our team’s GiverCraft project is communication.  We are all telelearners, not...

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Week One: Reflection

After reading the blogs of all classmates in this MOOC, Gamification and Open Education, #edgamify, it seems we have a good working definition of gamification.  We seem to understand that gamification...

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Week Two Reflection

My first foray into the world of blogging was a result of joining a MOOC.  Agreed, the blog truly is a way of purging your “brilliant” thoughts and rantings.  I spent two hours watching the two Blog...

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In a rut

                  I love to play games: card games, board games, sports games, any games.  But, I have never played video games, ever!  Over twenty-five years ago I was an undergraduate in an...

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Week Three Reflection

Nope, not enjoying Minecraftedu yet.   There is a complete lack of joy thinking about playing video games.  Perhaps the key word is play.  Play is something to do when the work is done…and my work is...

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Week Four Reflection

Although I do realize each team member has their strengths, as the runt in the pack, it is doubtful that anything I have to contribute has much impact on the learning of others in this course. We all...

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Week Five Reflection

My feeling is the themes in this week’s class blogs ranged from aimless to gung-ho.  As commented to one team member, I almost sense an undercurrent of buyer’s remorse: have we made the right choice?...

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Week Seven Progress

This week, I completed all the blogs and assignments up to Week Seven!  It feels good to be at the same place in the class as the others.  I met on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with the...

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Reflection Week Seven

Little things I am learning: what a banner is this class is easier because of all I learned in the first MOOC about the Google apps like groups, docs, and such I need to continue to get better in...

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K-12 Learning with Minecraft Literature Review Synopsis

Overchoice of blogs was the experience this week while researching for the “Learning with Minecraft” Literature Review.  The open educational resources (OER) were the primary source of information...

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Reflection and such

    Funniest part of my week was walking from the parking lot into TMHS and having my mind start to analyze the blocks needed in Minecraft to recreate the building… guess I’ve been bitten by the MC...

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The Clydesdale – Week 9

Due to a blessed circumstance beyond my control, the following blog was interrupted, and may not ever be what it was originally intended to be: a coherent progress report.  Briefly, I fine-tuned a...

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Handy shaking: a just in time agreement with much needed talent and resources

      Again, the target was missed, geez.  As mentioned in an email to the leader of this cohort about the slide presentation, “I am stewing over every little word, thought, and deed.  It is more...

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