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Edudemic: What Does Gamification Look Like In Classrooms?

By Katie Lepi on July 20, 2014 (http://www.edudemic.com/gamification-look-like-in-classrooms/) Using games or game play elements in the classroom to drive learning outcomes is sill gaining popularity. Though most teachers aren’t ready to embrace bringing serious games like Minecraft into their classrooms, many are willing to gamify learning or use other types of games. That said, getting …

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Internet in Real Time

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10 Infectious YouTube Clips of Babies Laughing at Dogs

10 Infectious YouTube Clips of Babies Laughing at Dogs.

From the archive: 100 things to eat in Iowa before you die | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

From the archive: 100 things to eat in Iowa before you die | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com. Yes please!  

The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com

The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com. Interesting information… very interesting.

Chapter 4 Rewrite Time

I am pretty excited – Nancy Evans was able to get my chapter 4 back to me – and with some better transitioning, and additional information – I will get this chapter wrapped up.  Then, onto Chapter 5.  Thanks everyone for your help, support and encouragement.

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Bestler Presentation at NACA Mid-America Conference

I had the honor of serving as a featured speaker at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Conference on November 11, 2011 in Covington, KY with over 700 student and student affairs professionals in attendance. The people who participated in the discussion, and questions helped to inspire me to finish up my dissertation. …

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excited for NACA!

I am really excited for my presentation at NACA Mid-America Conference NACA Presentation: Exploring the effect of addressing social injustices as a student affairs professional [PDF]

September 11, 2011

I avoided every minute of news today… every word every story – until I came upon: http://storycorps.org/ The stories were -= personal and about love… and loss: When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the …

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