Weekly Forum and News Roundup: June 10, 2011

Jun 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM | Sandra said:

Have some opinions on the ClearLab project? Want to meet others involved? Come on in and introduce yourself!

Also, here's the latest on what's happening in the games-based-learning and science space...

  • Curious about the growing interest in mobile apps for learning? The Smithsonian now has their own learning apps: What's that tree? Try Smithsonian's new app to see

  • The Sacred Science Institute is releasing a set of memoirs from an ancient mathematician who theorized a method of planetary-based forecasting: Sacred Science Publishes Text Introducing the Planetary Time Forecasting Mehod
    How early do students begin learning about historical mathematicians and scientists? Could it be earlier?

  • A European project, Playmancer, is being designed to help patients going through physical and mental rehabilitation: Playmancer Games Help Heal
    We attended the Games For Health conference last month and there were a lot of games dedicated to promoting healthy habits. There was an entire tent dedicated to exergaming like the Wii, which is what I was expecting; but I was very impressed with the amount of games that were designed to help patients cope, emotionally, with terminal disease, addictive habits like smoking and difficult illnesses.

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