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Humble Bundle #3

Kristian Still 7 Aug ’11 5 Feb ’12

I originally tweeted about Humble Bundle #3 when it was first released as it contained Crayon Physics, a game that I felt could be used within the curriculum. But the bundle just got even better. Let me explain…. Basically the …

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Stencyl for Game Making

Kristian Still 31 May ’11 31 May ’11

Hey Kids, Build Your Own Video Games With Stencyl Although it’s getting a lot easier to build your own video games, many of the tools out there for doing so require you have a background in programming. Not so with …

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Games Based Learning

Kristian Still 17 Dec ’10 17 Dec ’10

Games based learning is my focus for 2011 and we have already started to plan two gaming opportunities between English and ICT. One for storywriting and games design, the other on a designing a game concept with a social benefit …

The complexities of mental health and wellbeing (for schools and colleges)30 Apr ’24
This week’s professional learning focused on the importance of a pupils mental health and wellbeing and how these two components influence a pupil’s cognitive development and learning, their physical and social health and their mental wellbeing journey through to adulthood. Within just a few hours …
Human Capital, Building Human Capability27 Apr ’24
This week I have mainly been discussing, reading and listening and reflecting on “human resources.” It has included conversations with CEOs, COO’s and People Professionals, PM Daily and listening to the CIPD Podcast. Somewhere in those lines of enquiry, Dave Ulrich‘s no-nonsense outlook rang my …
Employee Handbooks – People Professional21 Apr ’24
Having been responsible for on-boarding staff in three organisations, I have a vested interest in the “Employee Handbook.” Whilst not required by law in the UK, there are many positive reasons to both pen and consult on your “Employee Handbook.” First and foremost it enables …
ChatGPT Learner Coach Mark 421 Apr ’24
Four iterations on – I believe I have designed a powerful AND flexible ‘Learner Coach‘ PREPARE prompt for ChatGPT that tailors the learning experience to the learners prior knowledge, and confidence, and emphasises subject vocabulary. Here it is in action. First. coaching a relatively confident, …