Building on established pedagogy and technological advancement, this article presents a model of gameful design for learning using interactive tabletops, enacted and evaluated in the context of socio-emotional education. Based on the proposed model, we detail the design of a technology-enhanced learning experience in which a series of traditional…

In a contemporary multicultural classroom in which students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds learn together, it becomes necessary to embrace collaboration, social perspective-taking, and understanding of the "other" to help students comprehend classmates' values and perspectives. Based on the already researched affordances of…

Based on the assumption that technology can positively impact our society and help address larger societal problems, and given the fact that technology is a central component of children's growth, the current study places its research focus on technology-enhanced social change in K-12 education. The study summarizes literature that has been…

This study examined the potential of simulations to bolster interest in middle school social studies classrooms. Using a pre-post-design, we examined 305 middle school students (49% female) who participated in the web-based "GlobalEd" simulation. In contrast to the motivation declines middle school students usually experience, participants in this…