by liam | Sep 14, 2014 | appearances, gamebasedlearning, literacy
Last Friday morning, I took a detour on my way to school to the CBC building downtown.
I wasn’t lost. I had been invited to chat with Matt Galloway on Metro Morning to discuss, you guessed it, Minecraft.
by liam | Aug 1, 2014 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, video games, writing news
[This post originally appeared on GamingEdus.org, but I figured folks dropping by here might like to read it too!] If you’ve been near a young Minecraft fan lately, you’ll know that this year’s must-have items aren’t the creeper hoodies or pink...
by liam | Apr 29, 2014 | appearances, comics, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games
So, here’s the scene: It’s a busy Saturday at the Toronto Public Library’s Book Bash children’s festival. There’s kids running around everywhere in the TPL’s Northern Branch. There’s stacks of books (obviously). There’s...
by liam | Feb 18, 2014 | education, gamebasedlearning, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds
“You’ll never know more than your students. And that’s okay.” I find myself saying that a lot to teachers looking to bring Minecraft into their classrooms. Any adult who’s been within a block’s throw of a Minecraft kid knows what...
by liam | Oct 5, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds
I’ll be yammering on about Minecraft a lot this October at the upcoming ECOO 2013 conference, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Last year’s ECOO Minecraft Madness was a lot of fun and this year promises to be bigger, better and blockier than ever before. Read on...