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With over 20 years of experience in educational technology, Dr. Lisa Dawley provides leadership in the award-winning research, design and entrepreneurship of innovative learning technologies and organizations. Dr. Dawley is Executive Director of the Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego. Formerly, she served as a professor of Educational Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship at UNC Chapel Hill School of Education, where founded ImagineLab, a UNC initiative to support teen innovation. She is former CEO and Founder of GoGo Labs, a gamified educational technology spin-out from Boise State University, where she served as professor and chair of the Dept. of Educational Technology. Dr. Dawley co-created the Rezzly (fka 3D GameLab) quest-based learning platform, Teen GameLab, and EDTECH Island, a training simulation supporting international teacher education. Dr. Dawley was primary investigator for Planet Stewards, a DML Badges for Lifelong Learning awardee in cooperation with NOAA, Mozilla and HASTAC. Dr. Dawley was co-author of the Going Virtual! research series studying professional development for K-12 online teachers. She received a Top 20 Bestselling Books Award for her text, The Tools for Successful Online Teaching. She was an invited research fellow at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences summer Institute, and recipient of grants from the Spencer Foundation and HASTAC. Dawley is a former board member of iNACOL. Don't forget to get your copy of The Edupreneur on Vimeo OnDemand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/edupreneur
Quest-based learning is not quite the same as game-based learning, but includes choice, challenge and other fundamentals of a good educational game. Learn more... Follow:@betamiller @teachthought @bamradionetwork Chris Haskell is serving as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Technology at Boise State University; he is actively piloting and developing ground breaking alternative approaches to delivering and tracking learning. With co-inventor Dr. Lisa Dawley, Chris created 3D GameLab, a game-based/quest-based learning management system.
Episode 48 of EdGamer has us return to the lab…Boise State’s 3D Gamelab that is! We welcome back Dr. Chris Haskell and chat about what new advances in the 3D Gamelab have come about since our last chat. Somehow we find time to talk about badges, FOEs (Friends of EdGamer), Minecraft and a couple amazing Boise State studies among all of the awesome insight from Dr. Haskell. You cannot miss this episode of EdGamer, it’s one of the best yet!… Read the rest
This week I was joined by a FOE (Friend of EdGamer) Lucas Gillispie. Lucas filled in for the voiceless Gerry and he updated us on 3D GameLab and other projects on his plate. We also discussed my article concerning the removal of one of my favorite (or favourite if you are British) games from the BBC website, Death in Sakkara. You get all of this and a little more from this week’s EdGamer podcast. Enjoy!… Read the rest
We brought back episode 7 guest Lucas Gillispie. He is our resident expert on the use of World of Warcraft within the classroom. Lucas discusses his curriculum and the use of machinima. Machinima is the use of real-time video graphics (from games) and creating a cinematic production. Lucas is finalizing a full year curriculum based on WoW and he has connected these lessons to the common core standards. We also discussed 3D GameLab, new games, and upcoming games, which should be helpful for those who are searching for some fun.… Read the rest
This week I interviewed Chris Haskell from Boise State University. They not only have a great football team, with a colorful field, but they have an excellent Educational Technology program. Chris Haskell and Lisa Dawley have designed an online educational software platform that could transform content and delivery for years to come. Learn about 3D GameLab, from EdGamer, before you hear it from your peers. About Chris: With experience as a Music Educator and an M.S.… Read the rest