Peter Gammell

Applying games, authentic professional experiences and great narrative to learning is my passion.

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[Peter Gammell @pgll]

WHOIS@EdTechFam

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

Whois@edtechfam

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

DM@gervaisgoodman Good. Busy. You? How's Janice doing?

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

DM@gervaisgoodman thanks. I'll be sure to bring in the honey pot at night.

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

MOCs have a permanent place, but they may not be a real disruptive innovation. http://t.co/oYXHoCDwS6

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"I don’t see badges replacing degrees...tomorrow. But I see it as more incremental." http://t.co/Z6fG1RbuFE

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"...[do] games...enhance...learning. Or are they just flashy, colorful ways of dishing out more of the same?" http://t.co/9IlesP5wsV

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"“My aspiration isn't to reach the 1% of the world that is self-motivating,” says Thrun, “it's to reach the 99%.” " http://t.co/ErOBCuxILz

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"...understanding puts creativity into two categories — legendary status...and everyday creativity...but..." http://t.co/lbdGtZNlki

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"numerous sites...are giving users with prior learning experience...a chance to present their skills..." http://t.co/YXyhPo5TcZ

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time" Andre Gide

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"Failure, like rejection, is the practice field for accomplishing mastery." http://t.co/rJ0vm2uK

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. Machiavelli

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"students...online performed better...than those taking the same course through traditional...instruction." http://t.co/u1b8UX00

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"...eliminate lectures as a method of instruction. Universities must shift their model from a centuries-old notion" http://t.co/rJ0vm2uK

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

Open APIs allow app development and distribution to the ed market. The iTunes of education? It's a revolution. http://t.co/caMPBClD

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

Marshal McLuhan's meaning of "the medium is the message". I've been using this quote for years...incorrectly! http://t.co/XESPCaDJ

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"...MOOCs [are] the future of higher education...[but they] can't support students who are not self-motivated" http://t.co/3ZeWbX5N

[Peter Gammell @pgll]

"Coursera has a 10% completion rate...and next to no revenues despite attracting 70,000...a week." http://t.co/Kcp0pUp5