In this episode guest host Mike and Glen discuss whether schools need to teach the gaming of algorithms. This week, the Catholic education system received a couple of doses of REALLY bad news, we’ll talk about that. Our guest this week, is friend of the pod, Steve Isaacs
Guest: Steve Isaacs
Steve doesn't need much an introduction here. He's one of our best friends and closest education companions. We brought him on to talk about all the amazing things going on over at Epic Games related to Fortnite and Unreal Engine in Education; something both him and Mike are deeply involved in.Twitter: https://twitter.com/mr_isaacsWebsite:http://gamesandlearning1.blogspot.com/Epic Games Contest: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/events/interactive-3d-contest
Notes:#ChatOnEducation is a slow chat on Fridays with questions at 9am, 12pm and 3pm join us to discuss the topics we talk about on this week's podcast. It's awesome, trust us!OnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQSupport OnEducation on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnEducationPodPaolo de Buono reads a book: https://globalnews.ca/news/6570892/the-boy-who-cried-fabulous-book-tcdsb/Jean Vanier's legacy is tarnished: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/larche-founder-jean-vanier-sexually-abused-six-women-report-findsIs Dreams the next Minecraft Education Edition?: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/feb/20/dreams-review-creative-learning-as-delightful-playPocket Points: https://youtu.be/gireuwEOMcsShould school teach you how to "game" an algorithm?: https://twitter.com/mrShakedown/status/1229114470041112577?s=20
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