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How schools can leverage gamification for 21st-century students

In the current educational landscape, relying solely on traditional textbooks hinders students' learning experiences and poses challenges for educators in addressing diverse learning styles while maintaining high engagement levels.

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How gamification is improving kids’ financial literacy

A new report by Kit, a kids' money app developed by Commonwealth Bank, reveals that a third of parents are concerned about their children's financial literacy.

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Can Games Be Successfully Used to Impart Education?

With the rise of technology in classrooms and the success of online courses, such as the online Ed.D program in Kentucky. a pertinent question arises: can games be successfully used to impart education? As educators and students alike navigate this digital era, it is crucial to explore the potential of games in transforming and enhancing the learning experience.

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Can Gaming Transform the Way We Learn?

Are our South African universities equipped to engage with and stimulate these digitally immersed learners? Wits University's Emeritus Professor Barry Dwolatzky, who serves on the Computer Science Advisory Board of University of the People, a tuition-free, online university, says that conventional education models are starting to become superfluous in our modern age as more learners go online.

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Playing With Purpose: Using Games to Enrich Learning & Engage Students

The company has since developed a new Learning Games division based on this partnership, and they spent the last school year piloting an exciting offering of educational games with a small group of schools.

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