...The Impact of Games, Simulations, and Puzzles in Adult Learning Lance Reed Southern Illinois University WED 486 Abstract Adult education in the United States is on the rise. The advancement of technology has made it easier for the adult learner to enroll in school and maintain their current lifestyle. Many Adult learners are now able to acquire a degree on line through virtual class rooms. More and more, video game-related courses are being offered in colleges around the country in response to the digital media industry’s appetite for skilled workers. (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/games/2005-09-25-video-games-colleges_x.htm) In addition to on-line courses, games, simulations, and puzzles are being implemented into course curriculum. This implementation isn’t or hasn’t been easy because of barriers that may impede progression. We will identify in this study the effect of games, simulations and puzzles in adult learning. The Impact of Games, Simulations, and Puzzle in Adult Learning Throughout history teachers have been able to use games as an effective learning tool. The impact of games in today’s world has given rise to a new way of educating the adult learner. Even (Miller 2008) if only it has become a hot topic games have always been part of teachers array of teaching. Education is often the first benchmark for exploring the potential of new technologies. Games have always been viewed as entertainment or play however; according to (Miller 2008) Play...
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...using the technology of today, in the classroom today The Instructional Power of and How Teachers Can Leverage Them Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas an Education Arcade paper The Education Arcade Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas © copyright 2009 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 I nt r od uc ti on What is good learning? That may be a subjective question. But it’s likely that many educators would give answers that fall in the same ballpark… …students collaborating and discussing ideas, possible solutions… …project-based learning, designed around real world contexts… …connecting with other students around the world, on topics of study… …immersing students in a learning experience that allows them to grapple with a problem, gaining higher-order thinking skills from pursuing the solution… To many educators, these notions are music to their ears. Would it seem terribly strange then to hear that students indeed are doing these things regularly outside of their classrooms? While Timmy or Susie may not be running home from school saying, “What fun, deeply-engaging learning experience can we do today?”, they are engaging with new technologies that provide them with the same opportunities. Every day, many students are spending countless hours immersed in popular technologies—such as Facebook or MySpace, World of Warcraft, or Sim City—which at first glance may...
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...using the technology of today, in the classroom today The Instructional Power of and How Teachers Can Leverage Them Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas an Education Arcade paper The Education Arcade Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas © copyright 2009 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 What is good learning? That may be a subjective question. But it’s likely that many educators would give answers that fall in the same ballpark… …students collaborating and discussing ideas, possible solutions… …project-based learning, designed around real world contexts… …connecting with other students around the world, on topics of study… …immersing students in a learning experience that allows them to grapple with a problem, gaining higher-order thinking skills from pursuing the solution… To many educators, these notions are music to their ears. Would it seem terribly strange then to hear that students indeed are doing these things regularly outside of their classrooms? While Timmy or Susie may not be running home from school saying, “What fun, deeply-engaging learning experience can we do today?”, they are engaging with new technologies that provide them with the same opportunities. Every day, many students are spending countless hours immersed in popular technologies—such as Facebook or MySpace, World of Warcraft, or Sim City—which at first glance may seem like a waste of time, and...
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...Optimal pediatric ward play areas include toys and activities that develop thinking, decision making, and an understanding of the world. The Encyclopedia of Children’s Health (2016) defines cognitive development as “the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood” (p.1). Incorporating comfortable library areas with various levels of material available, such as books, movies, puzzles, computer activities, and the like, for a wide variety of developmental needs is key to influence cognitive growth for pediatric wards’ diverse patient population. Here, we highlight puzzle toy types. Solving puzzles is multifaceted when it comes to childhood...
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...upgrading, convenient ways to connect, our current generation is becoming more and more reliant on technology. Almost all Americans have access to the internet. Families spend more time networking with each other, and connecting by posting on each other’s walls, viewing pictures, and listing each other as relatives. We are a web-based generation, who is to the point where we barely even have verbal conversation with one another. Is this the way to go, or is a more simple, nostalgic lifestyle change a necessity for future generations? What is left for our future children? Should we, as Americans learn to limit our use of technology, and take a lesson from our parents, and grandparents? Currently, the divorce rate in America is over 50%. Does this seem like a coincidence? Children are being raised in single-parent households, or are being toted back and forth between parents, on a weekly basis. Is the reliance on technology playing a role in the reason that relationships are falling apart? Maybe it’s time to take a step back, and re-learn the important factor in creating successful relationships; family time. There are many traditions which were practiced in previous generations’ households, which are either rarely practiced now, or even non-existent; among these, are family dinners. Having dinner with one’s family is so important, yet it is so often overlooked as a tool for successful development of children, and as a stronghold for a healthy, communicating family....
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...Since Apple’s release of the iPad in 2010, the device has been widely implemented in fields ranging from medicine to online video gaming. However, with the introduction of the application store, a plethora of apps which assist parents manage children have become available. These apps capture the attention of young children for extended periods of time, don’t have scientifically proven benefits to learning, and inhibit the development of a strong imagination. With the ever increasing presence of technology in daily life, it is critical that parents limit the screen time of young children. While effective in a controlled environment, unlimited access to a tablet can have negative effects on a child’s development. First and foremost,...
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...Case Study: The puzzle of the Filipino Laborer: Pinoys most preferred labor force abroad, but productivity in RP Low To be able to solve the puzzle, I would like to look at Pinoy as a product. And I would like to treat the Republic of the Philippines, Head of Department Education as the Operation Manager (OM). The objective of the operation manager is to be able to develop set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and service by transforming inputs and outputs. Now in order for the operations manager to achieve its purpose OM has to look and define where the government would like to focus? Differentiation, rapid response or low costs and then OM needs to check the 10 decisions that he needs to make. First are the goods and service designs. OM needs to assess what can the government offer to the local market and to the international market? OM has to look at the current businesses in the country and in the international market and the demands in the next 5, 10 years and so. When the OM has all the relevant information (competence needed in the market etc) then OM needs to summarize and build up his priority (using the house of quality tool) and proceed to next step/consideration. After doing this activity the OM should be able to answer and give the public advice on what skills or education they need in the next 5 to 10 years e.g IT related courses, Hospitality, Business or any other Technical Courses and info similar to life cycle of these courses...
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...Mobile: +91 7507578738 Objective Seeking challenging opportunity as a software test engineer with strong academic background, excellent communication, knowledge of software testing principals and automation tools like Quick Test Professional (QTP) and Selenium having certification from SEED Infotech. Summary Highly motivated and enthusiastic aspiring software tester with good knowledge in C and Java technologies. Excellent communication skills. Energetic self-starter with excellent analytical and creative skills. Selective Accomplishments * B.Tech. (Computer Science) from Karnataka University with first class. * Secured grade A+ in ‘Diploma in Software Testing’ through SEED infotech. Technical Skills Programming Languages | C, Java, SQL | Technologies | Web applications | Tools | Bugzilla, QuickTestPro (QTP)9.0, Selenium, Test Link, Quality Center | Technical Experience Internship Project Project Title | Orange HRM(New Level of HR Management) | Client | Seed Infotech | Duration | 20th April,2015 to 27th April,2015 | Technologies | Visual Basic, C, SQL Server | Roles and Responsibilities | * Writing test cases for time module * Test execution of test cases of leave module * Defect reporting | Technologies | Java | Project Title | Orange HRM and Flights | | * Prerequisites of automation * Easy record and playback * Use of various selenese * Creating test cases and test suites for execution * Working...
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...Introduction Nowadays, game apps tend to rely on good gameplay rather than graphics. One major problem for developers and publishers of this kind of games is describing the game in such details that it gives the users enough information/attraction to decide to continue on the game. Our focus in this PBA project is the game called AlphaFlip developed by CopenhagenConcept. We aim into developing a better game experience for the upcoming launch of AF. This will include the user (game) experience enhancement, technology implementation and e-mk strategy. How to play? Rearrange a row of scrambled letters to the target phrase. Flip a chain of letter to have them in the right order. AF has 4 game modes: Classic Mode, UTP, GTP and Speed Flip. Personal Implication Viorela – as a community manager, involvement in game experience development and e-marketing. Expectations The theory that a game needs to have a good game experience for its first time gameplay means that the users are interested and focused in so called the “first 5 minutes”. Our motivation is a contribution to a successful launch for AF on 2 different digital platforms: Fb/iOS. We want to bring solutions to AF game experience problem and launching strategy. Also to correctly cross-work on both fields, requires a vast amount of research and a clear idea of the final goal: to have a good product that will be marketed in the best strategy possible. Problem Formulation Based on the statement of Mads Ehrhardt (the...
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...the Internet, from the reading topics understanding the history of the internet and the web, the role of W3C, the rise of web standards, introduction of the underlying technologies that power the World Wide Web and also validating websites against standards and compliance, this technological development is so much interrelated with our daily life of the world society. For this week learning assignment, I would like divided my activities into two parts to make sure my understanding the topic. Highlight 1. focusing on the unit discussion topic about the Internet and security surround this development 2. The programming or the written assignment....
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...Fundamental Economic Questions Answering all three fundamental questions correctly is the very first condition to succeed in any economic attempts, varying from your small shop’s daily trades to big multinational contracts. These questions are: 1. What to produce and how much? 2. How to produce? 3. For whom to produce? For the first question, it includes two minor questions (what to produce and how much), however, it aims at only one target: our scarce resources’ problems. Mr. Greedy must consider WHAT he could exploit from his resources, WHAT his potential customers want and HOW MUCH he could produce. If he do the first puzzle well, Mr. Greedy would move on to the next one: HOW to produce. Well, our potential economist would solve this problem easily (thanks to our advanced technology). But now he comes to one big problem: How he could benefit from these products? He has to analyze and clarify a list of his potential customers who would satisfy him. This is the third fundamental economic question: FOR WHOM to produce (determining the potential markets). Now it’s time to drop the theoretical glasses and see something real. We have Zegna – the 99-year-old Italian luxury men’s wear company. Its retailers – “traditional, sedate, salon-like Zegna” appear in almost fashion world’s capitals: Milan, New York or Paris. But when this fashion emperor decide to penetrate into Asia (in this case – Hongkong), it has to change the current appearances...
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...05/20/2015 Marilyn Goodloe Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Nurses today work in a time of fast paced change and ever evolving technology. Just as the patient must be assessed and plans of care adapted, the way we care for those patients must change and adapt as well. The nursing process is the essential core practice of registered nurses in providing care (ANA, 2015). The familiarity of nurses in using a systematic approach makes them key players in strategic planning. Each of these processes share key components and differences but are both necessary elements of successful health care delivery. Registered nurses play an increasing role in the strategic planning and incorporating of informatics into the health care setting. Strategic Planning Strategic planning was initially mandated in 1974 by the National Health Planning and Resources Act but later repealed in 1983 (Hebda & Czar, 2013). The purpose of the mandate was to ensure that hospitals investing in new technology had a detailed plan describing how the investment met the goals of public policy by reducing costs, improving quality, and increasing access (Hebda & Czar, 2013). While not mandated, strategic planning is a widely used method to achieving health organizations goals today. Strategic plans are designed by looking at all the pieces of the puzzle and how they will fit together to achieve the goal of an organization (Strategic Planning, 2014). The planning process identifies and carries...
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...Learning Technology Websites | How can you use the website? | How does the use of this technology impact student learning? | What teaching and learning related issue or problem do you think this learning technology would help you address? | 1 | http://www.spellingcity.com/ | I can use this website for teaching new vocabulary words. | The impact of this website to student learning is that it will teaches the student the proper spelling of any term, and easy to find. | This site is for students who are not that good in vocabulary words. This site can teach them new words. | 2 | www.kerpoof.com | It teaches the students in multiple forms of expression such as movie making, drawing, etc. | In this website the children will be more creative and artistic. | Kerproof can give them different ideas This site can teach students who are not that creative in doing project. | 3 | www.makebeliefscomix.com | For classroom resource. | It will help the children in this website be more creative and artistic. | This site can teach students who are not that creative in doing project. It can give them different ideas. | 4 | classtools.net | It offers a variety of template tools that promote organizational and analytical skills acquisition for every grade level. | It provides many engaging tools for delivery and review of information in any subject area. Activities and games can be used individually and collaboratively by students and teacher. | This site is very useful to students who...
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...BEST BUY After long thought of deciding which company to write about I have decided to go with a company I use often and I like the way things operate there. Best Buy is my company of choice; they have the latest in technology and can provide terms which are convenient for us the customers. Most recently this summer I purchased a 50inch TV for $387 before taxes, it was the last and only display model left; 5 months later I still feel I got a steal. They make it easy for the customer to finance products; as I did this summer with 12 months financing at no interest which will allow me to pay $25/month minimum and almost pay it off. These financing programs make things affordable for students and low income families. Another reason I like Best Buy is there customer incentive programs, with the card you receive points and they will email coupons for $5 off , $10 off, etc……As I continue with my own personal experiences I like the accessibility of Best Buy and the online friendly platform that so many customers use. Last Christmas while I was gone on military training I was able to purchase my fiancé a Kindle nook, services that are somewhat overlooked because everything is “online” now but they do a great job of using today’s technology tools. According to their website www.bestbuy.com is one of the top ten retail websites in the United States. Ethical and Social Responsibilities Now to get to the grits and facts of best buy and the business world, after reviewing some of the...
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...The Next Technology Revolution XML XBRL 1 Today’s Objectives • Overview of XML & XBRL • Show you how this technology makes doing EBusiness: – Faster – Cheaper – Better • Conclusion 2 Let’s move up the Value Chain Transactions Data Information Knowledge Decisions Transactions Data Information Knowledge Decisions Transactions Data Information Knowledge Decisions Transactions Data Information Knowledge Decisions 3 Evolution to Web Services Web Program the Web Browse the Web Web Services Text Files Web Pages Innovation FTP, E-Mail, Gopher Connectivity TCP/IP HTML XML 4 Automation Presentation Technology XML XML stands for: eXtensible Markup Language Universally accepted method of exchanging information 5 eXtensible Markup Language • ……is a meta markup language the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) considers a universal standard for describing both structured data and the behavior of applications that process the language. 6 What Is XML? • “XML is a platform-independent, self-describing, expandable, standard data exchange format 7 XML is Platform Independent • • • • • Windows Unix Macintosh Mainframe Linux 8 XML is Self-Describing Self• Example: – July 26, 1998 • Describes the information, not the presentation • Format neutral 9 XML is Expandable • Whereas HTML has a fixed set of tags – , , • XML lets you create your own tags – – – 10 How does it...
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