Game for Learning

Post-Madoff, SEC 'ramps up' fraud training

Bobs Guide- UK

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is "ramping up" its fraud training in the wake of its failure to detect the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, according to reports. . . .See more here:-

Students, put down those pencils and pick up joysticks

New York Daily News - USA

Research has shown that interactive game play is among the most powerful drivers for learning the skills children need for 21st century success. ... See story here

IBM to launch new version of business simulation game

VentureBeat -  USA

By 2012, an estimated 100 to 135 of the Fortune 500 are likely to be using games for learning, according to the Apply Group. The IBM game is available at no ... See more here

Middle schoolers learn by `trading' stocks

Fort Mills Times -  USA

Putting the lessons in game form is a fun way to pique the students' interest, Carlin said. The game aspect is a statewide project through the Kansas ... See more here:-

IBM "Serious Game" Provides Training to Tackle Global Business Challenges

CNNMoney.com - USA

"IBM's game is one way that universities can help students to learn by doing through simulations in conjunction with traditional teaching methods to build ... See story here

Using virtual worlds and video games to teach the lessons of reality

Scientific American - USA

"Many academically low-performing students do as well as their high-performing peers in River City," Chris Dede, a professor of learning technologies at ... See story here:-

Phone games add zest to learning

Business Daily Africa - Nairobi,Kenya

Dubbed mobile Game-Based Learning (MGBL), the academic open source project will enable the use of mobile phones to apply games to connect real and virtual .... See story here:-

Online game lets kids do good works in cyberspace

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA

Atlanta company that owns Elf Island, in turn, donates money to real-world causes . . .  See story here:-

Learning how to live large without going broke

For most, the national credit crisis hasn't presented a golden business opportunity, but for two entrepreneurs from Bellmore and Merrick, it is exactly that. Now the pair is sharing the wealth across Long Island . . . See story here:-

Games consoles used in schools to help learning

stv.tv, UK

The funding for Wii and DS games consoles have been split between Learning Teaching Scotland and the council. Many schools throughout Scotland have tried . . . See story here:-