Jamie Brooker is Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer at Kahoot!, one of the world’s fastest growing learning brands. Used by millions each day in over 180 countries, Kahoot!’s free game-based platform makes it easy to create, play and share fun

EdGamer 152: Playful Learning and GLS11 Preview

Jul 3rd, 2015 52m 29s

EdGamer is back, on a new site, and hosted IlliniCloud! We have a ton to share, but will hold most of this news back so we can talk with our three guests from Playful Learning and GLS. Our guests are Remi Holden, Beth King, and Conor O’Malley.

EdGamer 151 – Teachercraft: How Teachers Learn to Use Minecraft in their Classroom

Mar 14th, 2015 47m 4s

Dr. Seann Dikkers is an assistant professor in the Educational Technology division of the Patton College of Education at Ohio University. Formerly Dr. Dikkers served fourteen years as a middle school teacher, high school principal, and educatio

EdGamer 150: Can Games and Learning Survive The Overwhelmed Teacher?

Feb 16th, 2015 50m 31s

The current education policies and expectations are overwhelming teachers. Innovative instruction, including Games and Learning, could be left behind. Gerry and Zack will discuss this topic and the current educational games news on this week’s

EdGamer 149: Matt Farber Discusses His Book, “Gamify Your Classroom”

Jan 17th, 2015 43m 21s

“Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning” by Matthew Farber is now available. It is a practical textbook about how to implement game-based learning and gamification techniques to everyday teaching. It is a survey of best pra

EdGamer 148: The Gameful Classroom With Bob De Schutter

Jan 3rd, 2015 55m 33s

In EdGamer 148 we are joined by Bob De Schutter (MA, PhD). Bob is a C. Michael Armstrong Professor at the College of Education, Health & Society and the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies of Miami University (Oxford, OH). His int

EdGamer 147: Katya And Kathy Explain What Is Needed For Edtech Success

Jan 3rd, 2015 49m 52s

In EdGamer 147 we are joined by two amazing educators, Katya Hott and Kathy Yu Burek. Katya is a User Testing Lead, Project Manager at BrainPOP. Kathy manages and designs key aspects of Classroom, Inc.’s learning games and programs to provide e

EdGamer 146: A Tour Of The American Museum of Natural History With Barry Joseph

Nov 9th, 2014 36m 32s

Barry Joseph is the Associate Director For Digital Learning, Youth Initiatives, at the American Museum of Natural History. Located within the Education Department, Youth Initiatives, Barry brings a dozen years working in youth development and n

EdGamer 145: NIU’s STEM Read Program With Kristin Brynteson

Oct 25th, 2014 45m 22s

Kristin Brynteson is the Assistant Director of the P-20 Center at Northern Illinois University. The Center for P-20 Engagement collaborates with internal and external partners to provide leadership and promote innovation by fostering interdisci

EdGamer 144: Yummy Game Creation Using GameSalad

Oct 11th, 2014 51m 17s

Dan Magaha, Director of Operations at GameSalad, is joining us for EdGamer 144. GameSalad’s Creator platform allows game developers to rapidly design, publish, and distribute sophisticated games for iOS, Android, and HTML5, while eliminating th

EdGamer 143: Pursuitery is Connecting Interests to Opportunity

Sep 13th, 2014 35m 19s

Community Manager of Pursuitery, Evan Jones, will join us for EdGamer 143. Pursuitery is building a friendly and supportive online space for people to connect with others who share their interests and want to level up their expertise together.

EdGamer 142 : Adam and Kelly From HudsonAlpha Discuss the Use of Gaming Data

Aug 30th, 2014 50m 6s

Kelly East and Adam Hott, from HudsonAlpha, will join us to discuss the use of data within games to help developers and drive classroom instruction. HudsonAlpha’s free online educational activity, Touching Triton, provides an opportunity for te

EdGamer 141: 10 Lessons Educators Can Learn From Robin Williams

Aug 16th, 2014 39m 26s

This week on EdGamer 141 we discuss the influence of Robin Williams. Gerry and Zack will look at how this amazing person made an impact on them as educators. We will look at Robin’s personal life and also the impact some of his movies had in th

EdGamer 140: Tyto Online – An MMORPG Learning Platform

Jul 31st, 2014 38m 31s

This week on EdGamer 140 we are joined by a very special guest, Lindsey Tropf, founder/CEO of Immersed Games. Lindsey is currently working on Tyto Online, an educational MMORPG. Join us as we chat about her Kickstarter and this intriguing new g

EdGamer 139: GLS10 Recap

Jul 12th, 2014 54m 39s

This week on EdGamer 139 we were joined by Remi Holden, Rex Beaber, and Caro Williams (from GLS10) to discuss all the amazing events that took place this past June in Madison, Wisconsin. The GLS Conference, held annually in Madison, provides a

EdGamer 138 – GLS10: The Best Games and Learning Conference in the World

Jun 5th, 2014 41m 17s

This week on EdGamer 138 we are joined by Remi Holden and Rex Beaber, Co-Chairs for Playful Learning at GLS10. They will discuss all the activities for this year’s GLS10 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. The GLS Conference, held annually in Mad

EdGamer 137: Lucien Vattel and Marvel’s “Avenger S.T.A.T.I.O.N.” Join Forces

May 18th, 2014 33m 59s

This week on EdGamer 137 we are joined by Lucien Vattel and Matt Clausen They are sharing some big news out of their company GameDesk. Lucien is the CEO and Matt is the Chief Creative Officer. Matt is the project lead on Marvel ‘s Avengers S.T.

EdGamer 136: Minecraft with John Keilman of the Chicago Tribune

May 11th, 2014 45m 5s

This week on EdGamer 136 we are joined by John Keilman a reporter with the Chicago Tribune. John wrote a piece on Minecraft in our schools and this article appeared on the front page. It is nice to see a positive education article get some spot

EdGamer 135: #EdTechBridge Between Educators and Developers

Apr 19th, 2014 1h

This week on EdGamer 135 we are joined by Steve Isaacs the brains behind EdTechBridge. Listen in as Steve walks us through some of the concepts of his gaming and learning community. Also, his blurby puts Zack’s blurby to shame…tune-in and level

EdGamer 134: Historia Beta Will Take You Back in Time

Apr 12th, 2014 33m 6s

This week on EdGamer 134, Gerry is missing, but we have added Kate Reilly from E-Line Media and Historia. Kate is sharing information on the beta for Historia and what this interactive simulation can do for you in your classroom. We also discus

EdGamer 133: International Tabletop Day

Apr 5th, 2014 41m 24s

This week on EdGamer 133 we celebrate International Tabletop Day! Join us as we take a look at events happening all over the globe in honor of this game based holiday. We also take a look at the new Amazon Fire TV and its gaming possibilities.

EdGamer Episode 131.132: Oculus FaceRift

Mar 29th, 2014 45m 42s

This week on EdGamer 131.132 we catch up on a lot of Games and Learning news. If you are looking for EdGamer 131 it is out there, but according to Zack it will be referred to as a lost episode. In EdGamer 131.132 we discuss Zack’s visit to SXSW

EdGamer 130: EdGamer on Gamifi-ED

Mar 2nd, 2014 1h 20m

This week on EdGamer 130, Gerry and Zack are interviewed by the Gamifi-ED gang of Verena Roberts and Colin Osterhout. Our new FOE’s (friends of EdGamer) are creating amazing resources through their website Gamifi-ED. Vicki Davis couldn’t join u

EdGamer 129: Our 3 Year Manniversary

Feb 23rd, 2014 33m 41s

This week on EdGamer 129 we celebrate our 3 year manniversasy! Relive all the good times from our past as we go through our favorite shows and guests. We have 128 shows and we have learned so much from our work, our guests, and our FOE’s (frie

EdGamer 128: Humble Bundle

Feb 15th, 2014 50m 58s

This week on EdGamer 128 we have some catching up to do! After calling in sick last week, we come right back at you with a plethora of gaming and learning news. From game packs for under 10 bucks to conferences for kids run by kids. This week