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Doug Holton @dougholton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

A review of strategies that games use to promote #GrowthMindset osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/gnw89_v1 (summarized in infographic below) #EdTech #GameBasedLearning

Infographic titled "Level Up Your Mind: Game Strategies for Growth," explaining how digital games promote a growth mindset by rewarding the process of learning rather than just the outcome.

Below the title, a brain illustration is shown next to five key strategies, each paired with an icon:

* **Teach the Science of "Brain Growth":** Icon of a brain with signal waves. Encourages explicit instruction, like neuroplasticity videos, to demonstrate how effort strengthens the brain.
* **Praise Strategy Over Innate Ability:** Icon of a speech bubble with a checkmark. Advises providing real-time feedback that affirms persistence and trying again over inherent talent.
* **Implement "Brain Points" Incentive Systems:** Icon of a ribbon badge with a star. Suggests shifting reward structures to points for sustained effort, risk-taking, and strategy experimentation.
* **Calibrate the "Zone of Proximal Development":** Icon of a progressive path target. Recommends designing challenges that require effort while remaining achievable to avoid discouragement.
* **Reframe Failure as Informative Data:** Icon of a shield. Focuses on using formative feedback and "safe retry" systems to view mistakes as learning opportunities.

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Doug Holton @dougholton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

19 Guidelines for Designing AI Technologies to Support Adult Learning dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3800645.3813… #AIEd #EdTech

be open about data practices & share governance with learners

be accessible & fit into the busy lives of instructors & learners

be informed by learning science & learning theories

be easy to understand & frictionless to use

be transparent & explainable

minimize cognitive load by presenting essential information clearly & simply

provide learners with agency over their learning

cultivate learners' metacognitive & critical thinking skills

support learners' motivation & cultivate self-efficacy

encourage active, constructive, & interactive engagement over passive consumption

personalize learning based on learners' knowledge, skills, & abilities

offer meaningful challenges aligned with learners' context, goals, & career

provide accurate, contextualized help when learners need it

provide actionable insights to instructors, learners, & researchers

integrate with users' existing educational technology ecosystem

align with instructional practices & course content

maintain the human touch & supplement rather than replace human instructors

scaffold & support learners in developing their social competencies

foster social connection & community

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Doug Holton @dougholton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

Uncovering Students’ Mental Models of Generative Artificial Intelligence arxiv.org/abs/2607.11692 "Students largely understood GenAI primarily at a surface level - knowing its names, tools, and applications but demonstrate limited procedural […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

3 pillars of AI literacy: Declarative, where nearly 50 percent of students solely remain; Procedural; and Conditional, which only 14 percent of students fully integrate. A technical-ethical disconnect splits these pillars. The graphic maps five student concepts of AI: technical architecture, educational tool, ethical reasoning, productivity enhancer, and creative assistant.

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Doug Holton @dougholton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

The Impact of Active Learning on Student Course Performance in STEM Varies by Type and Intensity: A Meta-Analysis www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/16/7/1044 "active learning’s impact on low-income and underrepresented minority students showed that achievement […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Visual summary of the effectiveness of active learning by practices and classroom settings. The top panel shows the overall pooled effect size; the next two panels show subgroup effect sizes by type and intensity of active learning; the bottom three panels show subgroup effect sizes by discipline, class size, and course division.

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Doug Holton @dougholton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

Examples of using #AIagent systems in education: * Evolution of AI in Education: Agentic Workflows arxiv.org/abs/2504.20082v2 * DeepTutor github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor * OpenMAIC multi agent classroom github.com/THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC * […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An infographic titled "Beyond the Chatbot: The Rise of Agentic Workflows in Education," which contrasts Foundational Models with AI Agents. It describes three paradigms of agentic design—Reflection & Self-Correction, Autonomous Planning, and Tool Use & Collaboration

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