17-08-2005 08:57									#1
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Apolyton has been recognized in the media again, and this time it's in education's corner. From the full news report here on ACS:

quote: It's a good place to go. This is the overly simplistic but direct advice that one senior researcher at National Research Council Canada (NRCC) offers to educators about Apolyton Civilization Site. An essay originally published on his website that makes this learned recommendation is now an article appearing in the latest issue of Innovate journal, a bi-monthly digital publication of The Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. In Downes' own words, "[g]ames like Civilization III are attracting increasing attention in the educational community for their potential to support learning. [..] [E]ducators who seek to understand gaming technology -— and to incorporate customized forms of such technology in their teaching -— will find the Apolyton [w]ebsite worthy of exploration. [..] [E]ducators who visit [Apolyton] will discover information and resources that can support their own experiments with gaming technology as an instructional tool". [..] Downes contends that "[w]hat sites like Apolyton suggest... is that instead of embedding a game into learning, it is possible to embed learning into a game. By selecting an already popular and widely customizable game such as Civilization, instructors can incorporate elements from many disciplines into a format their students already spend their days playing".

Links to where you can read the entire article by Mr. Downes are provided above.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	17-08-2005 09:06									#2
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*Edit. I see that dan preemptively fixed the link while I was cross-posting...

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Good article!

	17-08-2005 11:19									#3
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You mean you were DanSed by DanQ?

	17-08-2005 11:24									#4
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I can view the essay but not the article.

	17-08-2005 11:43									#5
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Very cool.

	17-08-2005 11:43									#6
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Ack, now this site apparantly is seen as a good site for educational purposes I don't want to be here anymore

We should post more offensive things here

	17-08-2005 13:03									#7
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Learn when you play games. What more could a person ask for?

	17-08-2005 18:54									#8
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Where was this when I was going to school. I would love to have gotten course credits for playing civ

	17-08-2005 19:04									#9
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What are you whining about, you get payed (a lot) to be here!!

School would have been a lot more fun though, I give you that.


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Good going Poly!!!

	17-08-2005 19:26									#10
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quote: Originally posted by alva What are you whining about, you get payed (a lot) to be here!!

Paid... to be here...

Do people really think we get paid for our work here?

All the staff members do this for free

	17-08-2005 19:41									#11
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Does Mr Downes post here?

I have serious doubts about using Civ as an educational tool. There has to be a more time-efficient way to teach scientific progression, or geopolitics. Maybe there would be some use in history lessons for showing the situation which some country or other found itself in, but it's way too simplified to do properly, even with an accurate, detailed scenario.

quote: Originally posted by Ming Do people really think we get paid for our work here?

No, alva was suggesting that you were paid for your time here. By your employer.

	17-08-2005 20:38									#12
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I was.
I just worded it poorly.

quote: originally posted by IW There has to be a more time-efficient way to teach scientific progression, or geopolitics.

True but I'm sure it can have a real possitive effect when it comes to sparking interest.

	17-08-2005 21:12									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat No, alva was suggesting that you were paid for your time here. By your employer.

I spend far more time on Apolyton when I'm at home than when I'm at work Unless we have absolutely nothing to do at work, I'm usually only looking at Apolyton for a minute here or there between meetings.

	17-08-2005 21:29									#14
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Did he mention anything about how fantastic and educational the OT is?

	17-08-2005 21:41									#15
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quote: Originally posted by CyberShy Ack, now this site apparantly is seen as a good site for educational purposes I don't want to be here anymore We should post more offensive things here

"Apolyton - It´s god clean fun. And it´s educational!"

	17-08-2005 22:14									#16
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Looks like DanQ is gonna have to spend some time setting up a new section at Apolyton for educators and students to attract a new crowd...

	17-08-2005 23:00									#17
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quote: Originally posted by CyberShy Ack, now this site apparantly is seen as a good site for educational purposes I don't want to be here anymore We should post more offensive things here

I second the motion

	17-08-2005 23:02									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Ming Paid... to be here... Do people really think we get paid for our work here? All the staff members do this for free

The answer is that you are paid in Power. Where else can you go to misuse power over tens of thousands of internet users?

	17-08-2005 23:06									#19
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quote: Originally posted by H Tower The answer is that you are paid in Power. Where else can you go to misuse power over tens of thousands of internet users?

Hell, I can abuse millions of internet users just by my media recommendations for obnoxious ads

	18-08-2005 00:45									#20
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that Snicker's ad where they throw the bars at the deer isn't yours is it? Because that one sucks

	18-08-2005 01:18									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Ming Where was this when I was going to school. I would love to have gotten course credits for playing civ

Here here!

Kids got it WAAAAAy to easy today

	18-08-2005 01:20									#22
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The web version of the article doesn't have the proviso included in the original: "Don't enter Off Topic: none of the above is true there."

	18-08-2005 04:11									#23
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Cool, we're famous! And academically approved!!

(Now I gotta see about getting some kind of accreditation for AU... )

	18-08-2005 05:05									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Theseus Cool, we're famous! And academically approved!! (Now I gotta see about getting some kind of accreditation for AU... )

Please work on those Continueing Education points as well

	18-08-2005 06:16									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Ming Where was this when I was going to school. I would love to have gotten course credits for playing civ

Except computers weren't invented yet. (or electricity....)

	18-08-2005 07:47									#26
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Ming-

quote: Paid... to be here... Do people really think we get paid for our work here? All the staff members do this for free

Ming, you forget- Markos and Dan pay in PLUS-benefits

quote: Looks like DanQ is gonna have to spend some time setting up a new section at Apolyton for educators and students to attract a new crowd...

Great idea... "Civ for Educators"... Maybe we could finally get that "History" section that everyone always petitions about every few months.

	18-08-2005 08:42									#27
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud Maybe we could finally get that "History" section that everyone always petitions about every few months.

Hmmmm...

Nope, sorry.

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	18-08-2005 23:05									#28
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Nice to see 'Poly's profile ever higher.

	19-08-2005 01:18									#29
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This is a gaming site?

	19-08-2005 02:14									#30
	Got spare money?

The national research council must have not been to off-topic then...

and saw one of our many circumcision threads. .