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Games as instructional technology: Gagne’s Nine Events

The 2012 Horizon Report states that game based learning will be widely adopted in the next  two to three years out. Games can be an effective instructional technology because they often embody theories of learning and instruction (Becker, 2007).   One … Continue reading

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Using Gagne’s Learning Outcomes

Drawing on the post above, it’s helpful to take a closer look at some categories of learning outcomes.  The educational psychologist, Robert Gagne set forth five categories of learning outcomes: verbal information, intellectual skill, cognitive strategy, attitude, motor skill. Verbal … Continue reading

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