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2022 K-12 EdTech Trends

At the beginning of this year, we made some edtech predictions for 2022. We guessed that remote/hybrid learning would stick around, that the educational metaverse would take shape, and that esports (including scholastic esports, like digital robotics!) would continue to grow in popularity. While the year isn’t quite over yet, we’re happy to report that…

How Video Games Boost Creativity

Hello, Filafriends! This October, we’re all about future-facing (21st-century) skills. Why? Because games and future-facing skills go hand-in-hand. Throughout this month, you’ll find out exactly why right here on the Filament Games blog! Today, we’re focusing on one of the four C’s of future-facing skills – creativity.  via Giphy To recap, the four C’s of…

The Museum of Science, Roblox, and Mission: Mars

Interested in knowing more about one of Filament’s Roblox development projects? We’re lucky to have a special guest feature for this week’s blog! We met with Christine Reich from the Museum of Science and discussed Mission: Mars, an upcoming Roblox experience created in tandem with Filament, Museum of Science, and Roblox. In the following interview,…

Game Your Way to a Career: Strategists

Welcome or welcome back to the Filament Games blog! Today, we’re continuing our focus on game-based learning and 21st-century skills – or as we like to call them, future-facing skills. Previously, we’ve discussed how game-based learning and esports participation can develop content creation skills, and how those skills can translate into creative careers! In this…

Research Roundup: Gaming Builds Future-Facing Skills

What do creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration all have in common? They’re all future-facing skills, of course! Beyond these 4 C’s, future-facing skills also include media literacy, problem-solving, leadership, digital citizenship, and more. You may also know them as “21st-century skills,” which, as defined by Education Reform, are a “… broad set of knowledge,…

21st Century Skills in 2022

The 21st century started on January 1, 2001. From then until now, it’s safe to say that educational technology has evolved significantly in efficiency, scope, and methodology. So when someone in the edtech industry refers to “21st century skills,” what exactly does that mean in 2022? That’s why at Filament, we prefer the term “future-facing…

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