Facts don’t create skills. Decisions do.
Being a great lecturer doesn’t make you a great history teacher. That’s something I wish I had known going into teaching. I spent my first year trying to be engaging — better slides, better stories, better delivery. Students paid attention. Test scores looked fine. Evaluations were solid. But when I asked a student to explain […]
We weren’t memorizing history. We were practicing how to think.
The most important class I ever took had no tests, no textbooks, and no lectures. My Greek history professor didn’t care if you memorized the year Alexander crossed the Bosphorus. He cared whether you understood why people did what they did — and whether you were willing to ask the same questions about yourself. He […]
#WhyDidIMemorizeThis Campaign
How many hours of your life did you spend cramming for a test you aced and immediately forgot? I’m launching a public investigation into why we prioritize the “Assessment of Memory” over the “Engagement of Critical Thinking.” My first guest is Tom Moore. Tom is a founder, a combat veteran, and a strategic advisor. But […]
immersionED’s AI-Powered Learning Simulations are Here!
Chad Wilson, Founder & CEO I’m thrilled to announce immersionED’s revolutionary new learning solution: AI-Driven “Pick Your Path” Learning Simulations! These adaptive learning simulations (patent-pending) place you in immersive scenarios and use gen-AI so your decisions shift the narrative and receive live feedback. This new type of learning experience represents a major breakthrough in education […]
immersionED Partners with NVIDIA’s Graphics Delivery Network to Support Launch of Game-Based Learning Software in US Classrooms
Press Release immersionED, a leading provider of award-winning learning games for history classrooms, has announced a new partnership with NVIDIA, a leader of the Big Tech segment and the pioneer of GPU-accelerated computing. immersionED will use NVIDIA’s Graphics Delivery Network(GDN) to stream its games to thousands of classrooms this fall and winter. GDN delivers seamless […]
immersionED’s New History Learning Games Offered by Gilder Lehrman Institute, Reaching 4,000 classrooms and 300,000 students
When teachers returned to their classrooms in August, the Gilder Lehrman Institute (GLI) had something very special in store for its 90,000 affiliate members. In the August newsletter, GLI shared that its initial offer for affiliates would be free access to the first episode of immersionED’s American Revolution Series, focused on the Boston Massacre. immersionED […]