Cum Grano Salis

The gamification of learning and instruction provides learning professional, teachers and instructors with the help they need to put the power of game design to work. Whether you are training your millennial workforce or delivering a classroom session for K-12 students, there are tech-enabled tools out there that will help you delivering a more meaningful learning experience. These tools help educators to reinforce educational material, assess knowledge retention, measure overall teaching effectiveness, and improve learning outcomes. Below I list 11 tools that are redefining the way training professionals and teachers around the world engage and motivate their audiences. Topping the list is Kahoot, which is "the gold standard" of game-based learning with its over 70 million unique monthly active users.  Given its widespread use , some students/audiences might begin showing a "Kahoot fatigue" (its signature background music might get annoying after a wh...

Bett is the first industry show of the year in the education technology landscape. With the slogan "transforming education,” the 34 th edition of the Bett Show (London, 24-27 January 2018) brought together some 850 companies, 100 start-ups and 35,000 attendees to discuss the future of education and the role technology and innovation play in enabling all educators and learners to thrive. Bett 2018 featured edtech solutions for the early years, K-12, secondary education, higher education and SEN. On my first participation at the Bett show I wanted to learn more about the latest edtech products and to connect with tech-savvy educators and industry influencers from around the globe.  Besides getting up to date with new exciting tools and networking with edtech innovators, I was particularly interested to find out what proven and promising practices that are "transforming education" in rich countries could be brought to the most marginalized settings and meet...