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UAE: Game-based learning gaining popularity in classrooms

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Date: 8 Oct 2018 | by: Sarwat Nasir | Story Source: Khaleej Times ~ Go to Original Article

Playing games in classrooms isn’t exactly what comes to mind when most people think of school. However, this is precisely what some teachers in Dubai are doing to help their pupils learn.

Although game-based learning has been around for a while, it seems to gain more traction as creative learning, virtual-reality (VR) tools in classrooms, and artificial intelligence as teacher assistants are becoming common in schools- making the traditional form of teaching and learning increasingly redundant.

A teacher at the GEMS Metropole School in Dubai, Jacob…


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