Why Binge-Watching Is Better Than Setting New Year’s Resolutions
[ad_1] “Story is the world’s first virtual reality, minus the geeky visor,” says Cron. “They’ve done fMRI studies that show when you’re lost in the story, the same areas of…
It’s Time to Break Bad Pandemic Learning Habits
[ad_1] I’ve been in academics for more than 20 years as a member of the physics faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Here, the department is small enough…
This Google-Backed Nonprofit Proves Games Can Teach and Be Fun
[ad_1] When my eight-year-old son told me he was making his friends happy and fighting bullies in a video game, I was curious. He told me about Kind Kingdom, a…
How My Daughter and I Learned to Speak the Same Language
[ad_1] “We had to take language classes in school, and they weren’t always great experiences,” Blanco explains. “We want to show learners that no matter their age, education, background, or…
Banning Phones in Class? Not So Fast
[ad_1] A few weeks into my return to teaching part-time this spring, I paused my walk around the classroom to watch two young women in body-con dresses writhe in unison…