Game-based learning (GBL) and gamification can improve the learning experience of students by making learning more fun, interesting, and motivating. However, integrating games in practice is challenging for many teachers as it requires competences that not necessarily are part of their teaching repertoire. …

This white paper was written by the members of the Work Group focusing on design practices of the COST Action 18230 - Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representation (INDCOR, WG1). It presents an overview of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) design for complexity representations through …

"Je kunt niet op Bonaire wonen en niets van Bonaire afweten, dan ben je een half mens” Duidelijke taal van juf Sonia Janga. Ze is remedial teacher op het Integraal Kind Centrum (IKC) van de Bonairiaanse basisschool Kolegio Kristu Bon Wardador. Ze deed deze uitspraak toen ze door ons werd geïnterviewd …

This paper reports how a mathematics teacher uses a digital game for learning and teaching in the classroom. We utilize a case study approach to examine the pedagogical activities present in the lesson. The results of the study indicate that not all of the lesson objectives were met. Even though the …

In this paper we present an educational digital game, Function Dungeon, that we developed for learning about functions in a playful way. Results from a pilot conducted with fourteen 13-year-old students in a school in the Netherlands show that the game can foster ‘joyful practice’. That is, students …

Digital game-based learning (DGBL) can be regarded as a promising teaching pedagogy to prepare students for challenges of the 21st century. However, the incorporation of digital games into K-12 curricula remains limited. Research suggests that a comprehensive understanding of barriers and motivational …

Het gebruik van game-based learning (GBL) wordt erkend als een effectieve onderwijsmethode, maar veel docenten missen de pedagogische vaardigheden om het succesvol toe te passen. Studenten in de lerarenopleiding aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam worden uitgedaagd om GBL te gebruiken, maar ze ervaren moeilijkheden …

Using game-based learning (GBL) has a proven potential to be an effective didactical method but it is not easy to implement in practice. Teachers find e.g. difficult to match a particular game dynamics and the curricular goals or to connect with the pedagogical models of particular games. In order to …

Photonic biosensors for medical diagnostics have been in development for some time. They have proven to show equal or better performance as compared to other techniques in terms of sensitivity, accuracy, and reliability. In order for companies to successfully introduce these sensor products on the market, …

Our study elucidates relational value creation and appropriation in collaborative networks for sustainability (CNfS) that focus on grand societal challenges and include a multiplicity and diversity of actors. Using a relational view lens, we conducted a longitudinal, multiple case, field study of collaborative …