Author: John Meehan

LET’S GET MESSY! In case you haven’t already had the pleasure to see student artwork in action: Sketchnoting can be a powerful tool in any teacher’s playbook. And Graffiti Pages are a…

We know how great it feels to be cheering for your home team. And whether your students are playing in the room or on the Zoom, being a part of…

Here at EMC² Learning, we play a lot of games. No for real. Like, a LOT of games. And while all of this playtesting might seem like we’re just goofing…

IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME! Why sit on the sidelines when you can get your classes in the game? March bracket tournaments have transformed a once-passive sea of spectators into a passionate…

Hey folks. John here! Michael and I have some really exciting news to share in today’s blog entry. But we wanted to set the stage quickly by taking a brief…

PS: Dig this comic book-like presentation? It’s a fully editable Google Slides template, and just one of the hundreds of resources already available to our community of EMC² Engagement Engineers! We’re…

When Walt opened the Disneyland Theme Park in 1955, he envisioned creating a place where everyone could come and be playful together. A far cry from the seedy, shady local…

In eXPlore Like a Pirate, Michael wrote at length about the problem of what he likes to call “The Jeopardy Effect.” Chances are if you’ve ever run a traditional game-like…

Here at EMC², we’ve developed a sort of reputation for being pretty big geeks for all things game-inspired. Michael’s Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich…

From Crossfit to Orange Theory and just about every trendy new workout craze in between, we’ve noticed a pretty clear trend. Muscle Confusion is actually, like, a really healthy way…

Trick or treat! Well ok, not really. But the EMC² Traps & Treasures pedagogy is one clever disguise for some serious learning! And it’s an amazing way to get students fired…

Imagine that you’ve just been hired by the hottest toy company on the planet, and you’ve been put in charge of a top secret assignment for a product development. Do…

Picture this: you’re shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean, and you and your teammates must race against the clock while outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting rival student tribes in hopes…

In March of 2019, John posted a short video to his Twitter account of a training activity he’d used for a group of teachers to help illustrate the joy, wonder…

Imagine that you’ve just been hired by a major software company, and you’ve been put in charge of a top secret assignment for a next-generation video game development project. Do…