Tweets of the week: Monday,October 22nd – Friday,October 26th 2012

To start, a few links about game-based learning and gamification:

• Excellent article from newmedia.org comprehensively explaining what game-based learning is and why it’s important for educating people now. http://bitly.com/ctJQnx
• Infographic: Do educational video games actually work? http://bit.ly/QVXGmJ
• What’s the difference between gamification and games? http://bit.ly/RdfsVQ

As MOOCs become ever bigger (even Google’s getting in on the act!), we find out why some think they might not have as big an impact:

• Are MOOCs being over-hyped? Nice publicity, shame about the pedagogy. http://bitly.com/R0C7m4
• Google enters into MOOC market  http://bit.ly/T9nEJm

And finally, a great example of how technology can help education and improve peoples’ lives:

• Mobile app allowing births in Senegal to be registered easily and cheaply, meaning that children can obtain a birth certificate, which allows them to go to school/sit exams. http://bit.ly/QU1OJb

If you’re interested in finding out more about the future of the connection of education and technology in Africa, check out eLearning-Africa.com

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