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QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS) has conducted a series of teacher trainings for basic education teachers that focused on module development using the What-If Hypothetical Implementations in Minecraft (WHIMC) worlds. The goals were … Continue reading →

ALLS reintroduces What-If Hypothetical Implementations in Minecraft (WHIMC) to the public with the continuation of the project, Nurturing Interest in STEM Among Filipino Learners Using Minecraft. This project aims to deploy WHIMC to other schools, specifically public schools to determine … Continue reading →

Dr. Maria Mercedes  T. Rodrigo of ALLS attended EduSummIT 2023 from May 29 (Mon) – June 1 (Thu), 2023 in Kyoto, Japan.  EduSummIT was a gathering of about 90 international researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in the use of effective … Continue reading →

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Researchers from the Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS) attended the 30th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) 2022 last November 28 to December 2, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ICCE 2022 is … Continue reading →

Games are used in classrooms in order to increase student motivation and engagement.  But do they, really? This question is at the crux of research performed by the Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS).  Using the What-If Hypothetical Implementations Using Minecraft (WHIMC) … Continue reading →