How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?
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How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
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How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?
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Boy oh boy do we have a special one for you! In this episode we demystify and separate out Gamification and Games Based Learning, talk about one of the best action/sci-fi movies of all time, The Matrix – and get up on our soap boxes about how to take the red pill to add cool… Continue reading How is Gamification like being trapped in The Matrix? And what is the real world of Games Based Learning?

Learning Designers chat VR in Education, in VR minigolf! (+hiatus update)
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Learning Designers chat VR in Education, in VR minigolf! (+hiatus update)

Mike Collins

Join Mike Collins, Mark Childs and Mark Williams as they bimble their way through a game of the excellent Walkabout MiniGolf, and share their thoughts on the state and challenges of VR in education. We recorded this all the way back in 2021 (who ever would have thought we’d look back on that fondly, as… Continue reading Learning Designers chat VR in Education, in VR minigolf! (+hiatus update)

How can two and a half years of pedagogic podcasting help us examine an amnesiac hitman? (Ft. Funlosophy)
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How can two and a half years of pedagogic podcasting help us examine an amnesiac hitman? (Ft. Funlosophy)

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
Pedagodzilla
How can two and a half years of pedagogic podcasting help us examine an amnesiac hitman? (Ft. Funlosophy)
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In this episode Mike and Mark pull out the pedagogic pocketknife they’ve been building up over the last 30-ish episodes, and put it to work examining a fun group philosophy learning activity, Funlosophy, presented by Dom Jordan. If you enjoy the episode and want to treat us to a heated caffeinated beverage, then head on… Continue reading How can two and a half years of pedagogic podcasting help us examine an amnesiac hitman? (Ft. Funlosophy)

The Pedagodzilla Open Mic Night (Ft. Gamification)
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The Pedagodzilla Open Mic Night (Ft. Gamification)

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
Pedagodzilla
The Pedagodzilla Open Mic Night (Ft. Gamification)
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It’s a very special episode! We’ll be descending to the smoky depths of the pedagogical open mic club, where a patter of polymath pedagogues propound for your listening pleasure! Join Mike C, Grainne O, Mark C, Liz E, Mark W, Beccy C, Paul A and Chris C in performances and discussions that cover neuromyths, schools… Continue reading The Pedagodzilla Open Mic Night (Ft. Gamification)

How can the ADDIE model help you in heists? Ft. Mike and Mark’s own horrific instructional design models and Avengers Endgame
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How can the ADDIE model help you in heists? Ft. Mike and Mark’s own horrific instructional design models and Avengers Endgame

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
Pedagodzilla
How can the ADDIE model help you in heists? Ft. Mike and Mark's own horrific instructional design models and Avengers Endgame
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What’s more fun than using a well established model with a snappy acronym? Making your own! Stay tuned for the GHIBLI and BUMHOLES models. God help us. In this episode Mike and Mark explore heists as a genre, Avengers Endgame in particular and debate the whole concept of having a bleeding obvious acronym over the… Continue reading How can the ADDIE model help you in heists? Ft. Mike and Mark’s own horrific instructional design models and Avengers Endgame