Grading with Games: An Interview with James Paul Gee

An interview with James Paul Gee about video games in the learning process from Edutopia.org. Gee is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidental Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University. Want to see him in person? At our 2009 Conference, Dr. Gee will present “Using Technology for Families- Across the Divide.” Click here to attend this institute or register for Conference.

Play the News Jumping off from Dr. Gee’s interview about video games, visit Play the News. The FAQ page on the site describes it as “an engaging, community driven experience - imagine fantasy sports meets the evening news. Play the News is a web-based platform that brings interactive gaming elements to the online ‘news media’ industry changing the paradigm of news consumption from passive reading to active engagement.” Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for this site.

Breaking boundaries on adult learning. Check out this story from South Africa about literacy changing the lives of men and women in their seventies. From the Independent Online.

Schools helping to teach civic duty. Reading, writing and arithmetic are only part of the curriculum in these schools in Texas. From KRISTV.com.