Lumosity Brain Training
(www.lumosity.com)
Lumosity is something I
could talk about for hours; I get very excited thinking about all the challenges
available, how I can challenge others and simply finding a fun way to continuously
test and track my skill in a fun playful environment.
Lumosity is
a website that offers brain games to help learners think faster, concentrate
better, solve tougher problems, remember more, boost confidence, and improve
cognitive control.
Yes, it
requires a subscription but picture doing this with your family instead of
board game on an actual board! Please check out the site, if not only for the
free samplings of learning games, at least for the challenge.
Web Courseworks - A novice blogger, blogging about a blog!
Web Courseworks is a full-service eLearning
company that provides games and simulation based learning. “Researchers generally
agree that games and simulations can engage the learner using the game
mechanics of strategy, resource management, simulation and power fantasy,
immersion, storyline, context, character embodiment, and physical
experimentation.” (Web Courseworks, 2013) These are all the
elements we discuss throughout the Adult Learning degree program, finding
different styles of learning for different types of learners, and bringing it
all together. This site is amazing and even better still, you don’t just play
around, they can help you design games and Sims for training, or design it for
you. They also have a great discussion blog about other eLearning activities.
References
Web Courseworks. (2013, April 3). Game and Simulation
Based Learning. Retrieved from
Webcourseworks.com: http://www.webcourseworks.com/custom-learning/games-and
simulations/overview
Nicole, I also chose Lumosity as one of my activities, for many of the same reasons you did. It is something I will suggest to all of my students, but the students I would really like to see using it are the Elders. Elders have a very special place in Native American culture, and I am not sure if they would feel insulted by my suggestion. Do you have any thoughts on this?
ReplyDeleteHeather, if you approach with the same poise and respect you did in the above post, I am confident your recommendation will be accept. I have found that at first most people think of Lumosity games like crosswords or for the adventurous, maybe even Sudoku. Once they are in, they will find a game or challenge that keeps them coming back, before they even realize that it is helping and they are learning.
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