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So, I’ve discussed what IF is and suggested how to choose a game for use with students. I think it’s a good idea now to look at why we should be using IF for learning in the first place: Delete the scoop?
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A long, but hopefully informative post giving an overview of how DGBL is being used in language learning - and specifically detailing the results of study on using IF, as chronicled in the recently published "Cases on Digital Game-based Learning: Methods, Models and Strategies". Delete the scoop?
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An educator recommends using/creating IF with students to prepare them for the 'storm of learning'. Delete the scoop?
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Another succesful case of getting sudents to write IF in the classroom - this time for Composition class with Inform 7. Delete the scoop?
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Literature meets video game: Digital game-based language learning with Interactive Fiction. In English Digital 6 - Pages 25-27. By Joe Pereira.
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My latest article on using IF for language learning published in the awesome-looking In English Digital 6 magazine. And being published alongside Graham Stanley and Nik Peachey is not a bad thing either :) Download the PDF at http://issuu.com/britishcouncilportugal/docs/ied_6 Delete the scoop?
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This is a very nice Prezi by Aneta Roehle on using IF for language learning and based on my IATEFL 2012 presentation. Delete the scoop?
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These are my slides from my fill-in session at the ASTD Evidence-Based Learning Conference. It was a great conference filled with wonderful questions, ideas and Via Maria Margarida Correia 
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May 14, 2:23 PM
Conclusions drawn from what should be a very powerful book when it is published (preso says in 2014) Delete the scoop?
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I don’t like Gamification. It’s been a buzzword for years and too many people seem to be missing the point. Corporate suited types see the engagement people show video games and think “Oh, I’ll have some of that!”.
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I never jumped onto the 'Gamification' bandwagon. It's always seemed to me like trying to fool someone into thinking that a not very interesting or useful activity is actually worth doing - because you get a badge when you finish! Now I can obviously see its value when used with young children (they may be difficult to motivate at times) but I don't see why it should be used with teenagers and adults. This fantastic transcript from a an Ignite presentation puts all my of own thoughts on gamification into well chosen words and images. Phillip makes the point many people seem to be missing: use game mechanics - and not just the rewards to foster learning. I'll add that better yet, why not try to use an actual video game (possibly not easy, but give it a shot)? In a nutshell, if a task isn't intrinsically motivating enough that it needs a dangling carrot to encourage engagement, maybe it isn't a task worth doing?
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April 18, 7:31 PM
An interesting example of a highly visual presentation (Ignite talk) that communicates both the allure and the complexities of dabbling in the realm of games and gaming. A nice addition to the "teachers are (potentially) the worst game designers" set (and why).
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So how do we get students to read more? Many students will tell you they don’t have time – too many classes, too much homework. This is likely just an excuse, as a number of studies have shown that college has actually become a part-time job for most students.
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A librarian point out some reasons why reading makes us better people and makes some suggestions on how to get students reading more - including, of course, parser-based Interactive Fiction in addition to more multimedia-focused examples of transmedia. Delete the scoop?
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This week in the Games Based Learning MOOC, we've been focusing on two tools for GBL: AR/ARGs and Interactive Fiction/Text Adventures. As I've mentioned in a previous post, I'm planning to integrat...
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Tanya Sasser describes how she is using AXMA with her college English students to author IF and considers potential challenges the students might face. Along the way she's included a treasure trove of links to sites with information on how to best write good IF and to further examples of educators using IF. 
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April 9, 2:41 AM
Tanya Sasser's blog describes how Interactive Fiction can enhance game based learning by turning her college course into a game: the class as a text adventure. She provides an impressive range of resources that will help students design their own text adventures as well as those who wish to understand what game based learning is all about. 
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April 12, 1:44 AM
Lots of lovely links, ideas and how tos on using IF in class. Delete the scoop?
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Jason Sellers wanted his 10th-grade English students at the French American International School to improve their descriptive writing skills. So, while subbing for a fellow teacher earlier this year, he launched a three-day classroom project—on writing code.
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Jason Seller's use of Inform 7 (via the Playfic site) with 10 grade English students has been getting massive exposure on social networks. Delete the scoop?
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Witnessing the return of Interactive Fiction (IF) to the gaming world has felt a little bit like waking up to find a Dodo on my front porch. I feel a simultaneous urge to inform to world about the...
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A nice interview with Aaron Reed, author of the critically acclaimed IF 'Blue Lacuna' and the book 'Creating Interacive Fiction with inform 7'. Delete the scoop?
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Interactive Fiction is becoming en vogue thanks to the proliferation of both games and digital reading devices, such as tablets and e-readers.
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Leigh Alexander talks to some of IFs top creators about its resurgence. Delete the scoop?
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It's a pleasant surprise to see my Masters dissertation - "Language Learning Quests: A framework for blending virtual worlds and digital game-based learning" being recommended as a favourite read by the fine folks at the awesome Digital Play website. Delete the scoop?
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Everybody loves Prezis - and they're even better when they're about IF and language teaching/learning :) Delete the scoop?
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Five applications for writing IF, or text adventures. Each one takes a unique approach, so which one is best for you?
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A nice a article giving info on the 4 main parser-based IF authoring tools: Inform 7, Quest 5, TADS and ADRIFT. It also mentions the very popular Twine software, used to create 'choose your own adventure'-type stories. Delete the scoop?
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A nice intro to IF by someone who actually writes for a living. I think it's great when parser-based IF is given credit by authors and not just gamers. Delete the scoop?
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This second post in my series of articles on using IF for language learning from Classroom-Aid.com looks at where to get IF and how to choose an appropriate IF game for learners. Delete the scoop?
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The role of video games in teaching and learning is a source of debate among many educators, researchers and in the popular press. Detractors and advocates have been discussing the influences and the potentials of video games for quite some time, and we feel that sound evidence and informed advice on these topics is still very much needed. Against this background, Futurelab at NFER felt that it was timely to provide practitioners, industry and researchers with an up-to-date account of what the evidence tells us about game-based learning and its potential impact on learning and teaching. Via giovanni nulli, Maria Margarida Correia
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May 5, 2:37 AM
Detailed report on the latest evidence of game based learning - pros and done. Further research is needed to make links between use of video games and outcomes. Delete the scoop?
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IF Only: Interactive Fiction and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL/TESOL)
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I recently gave a presentation on using Interactive Fiction for language learning at the 1st Story Sharing Web Conference, organised by the British Council, Turkey. The term ‘Digital Storytelling’ appeared in many of the presentation titles - and if Interactive Fiction isn’t a form of Digital Storytelling – and possibly even THE FIRST form of digital storytelling, well then I don’t know what is! Delete the scoop?
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“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” said Schopenhauer of the learning process.
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This is an interesting take on how educators progress to acceptance of digital game-based learning as a viable learning tool through the lens of the 'five stages of grief' of the Kubler-Ross model.
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April 19, 3:56 AM
Teachers can feel uncomfortable about using computer games in the classroom. Dean Groom's comments at each stage will certainly ring true for many. Delete the scoop?
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In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes.
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Some good points about how digital games allow us to take safe risks and learn from our mistakes. Delete the scoop?
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By Aran Levasseur The famous videogame designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, known for creating some of the most iconic and successful videogames in history, suc
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Some good reasons why video games can be beneficial learning tools.
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April 9, 2:30 AM
This blog shows many positive reasons to introduce video games into the classroom as a stimulus for engaged learning. Delete the scoop?
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Great tutorial for creating IF with Inform 7. Gamasutra covering parser-based IF is an awesome thing. Delete the scoop?
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And I'm kind of excited about it. Okay. I'm ecstatic. I'm like a hardcore gamer two minutes before the midnight release of the latest Call of Duty. If you're a regular reader, you know from one of ...
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College English teacher uses AXMA (Twine) to get her students creating CYOA stories. Delete the scoop?
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Merging creative writing and coding to create interactive stories. ‘Interactive fiction’ has been around for years. Reminiscing recently about my early computer use I recalled how I enjoyed playing...
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A teacher describing how he used Twine with his young students.
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March 9, 4:29 AM
Simple coding through a program called Twine integrates both English and the Digital Technology strand (key concepts of specification, algorithms and implementation) of the Australian Curriculum Delete the scoop?
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Given the cost of the Inform software tool (free), the learning curve for the game engine itself (fairly low with the program code grammar and syntax primarily English-based), and the relative ease with which custom game scenarios may be developed in short time frames by small teams or individuals, creating Interactive Fiction-based curricular activities for students at the secondary level and above is a strategy worth exploring further.