"Ultimate Online Guide to Video Game Design" from OnlineGameDesignSchools.org Our mission in developing this guide is to provide in-depth resources to help you get started in becoming a video game designer. The job of video game designer is much like that of a movie director, and the path to that job is just as varied... Read More ›

By Newsroom America Feeds at 31 Oct 10:51 Media Note, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCOctober 31, 2013 Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces a partnership with online education provider Coursera to expand learning opportunities worldwide through massive open online courses (MOOCs), incorporating discussions facilitated by alumni of U.S. government exchange programs, such... Read More ›

Free, credit-bearing online learning has become accessible for students worldwide. The Open Educational Resource university, or OERu - a project of the UNESCO-Commonwealth of Learning OER Chair network - was unveiled on 1 November, promising to "revolutionise tertiary learning". The OERu is a consortium of more than thirty universities, polytechnics and community colleges from five continents... Read More ›

Here Are Some Tips to Guide You as You Explore AT Options for Your Child, brought to you by BestEducationDegrees.  Make sure you understand the basics—what AT can and cannot do. Review your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan to see if it includes provisions for assistive technology. FACT: Federal law includes a... Read More ›

Google’s popular Android-centric augmented reality(AR) game, Ingress, has finally entered open beta. Starting Nov. 4, all Android users can download the massively-multiplayer game from Google Play for free.(read more) A working definition of AR is to include the fusion of any digital information within real world settings, i.e. being able to augment one’s immediate surroundings with electronic data or information,... Read More ›

The Interaction Design Foundation was founded in 2002 by Mads Soegaard, formerly an employee of The Danish National Technological Institute; a partner at a web development company and a lecturer at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. In 2010, Mads was joined at Interaction-Design.org by his wife Rikke Friis Dam, an independent consultant, filmmaker and... Read More ›

Princeton, N.J. (November 7, 2013) — Members of Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) Research & Development (R&D) division led the assessment research behind GlassLab’s new educational game SimCity™EDU: Pollution Challenge!This new game brings elements of computer gaming to the world of education — providing assessment and learning in an environment that is engaging and exciting. ETS researchers are collaborating with... Read More ›

You’re a teacher and your school has handed you an iPad. You’re expected to do something with it and you’re freaking out. Where to start? What to do? What apps should I start with? When I first started on the iPad journey, I downloaded so many apps, it was impossible to learn how to use them all effectively.... Read More ›

This infographic is shared by www.topcomputersciencedegrees.com, enjoy the amazing projects from computer scientists! Source: TopComputerScienceDegrees.com By the year 2018, there will be 1.4 million computer specialist jobs available, but only enough college graduates to fill a fraction of them. Here are some amazing projects that may become a part of our future, thanks to computer scientists.... Read More ›

Women account for only 11 percent of game designers and 3 percent of programmers, surprised ? Check out this infographic shared by www.webdesigndegreecenter.org. Source: WebDesignDegreeCenter.org The Numbers 51% of U.S households own a dedicated game console. Women 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (31%) than boys age 17 or... Read More ›