News
01-18-2016: At Horizon 2020 information meeting
Looking at the options for the ‘Gaming and Gamification’- and
‘Technologies for Learning and Skills’- calls. We plan to setup a
grand collaboration, together with the Donders Institute, to
build the MindSort platform.
01-17-2016: New website online
We launched our new website, giving a broad picture of what
we love doing. We are still very much starting up and love to
work with you, just contact us for info.
01-01-2016: Marbelous New Year!
We wish you a Marbelous New Year, in which you can live life the
marbelous way: full of wonder, confidence and playfulness!
Training
When you want to add brain and gaming principles in your
teaching style, we can help you get started. We train teachers
and other educational personnel in how to teach in a
marbelous way. This training can be individual, in small groups
or larger audiences, as long as it serves the purposes of
making the education system more marbelous. Topics include:
Gamification in education
How to include a storyline, personal growth (e.g., levels),
feedback systems (e.g. badges, experience points), cooperative
and competitive learning into your lessons?
Motivation for learning
What drives motivation for learning and how can this
motivation be stimulated on a personal, class, and
organisational level?
Brain-based learning: Neuromyths and realities
How does the brain optimally process and learn information?
How should material be presented? How important are factors
like physical interactions and making errors for learning?
Digital tools
How to directly apply digital tools and (serious) games in your
lessons?
Educational advice
Sometimes no full-fledged design or implementation of a game
is needed, nor extensive training. Sometimes a bit of advice can
already bring you a long way. We also love to do that, in any of
the following shapes:
Personal advice for your lessons
Just let us know how we can help you make your lessons more
marbelous and we are happy to help.
Public talk or lecture
We love to spread the word on brain-based, gamified learning,
to foster marbelous minds everywhere. Just let us know when
and where and we will ‘marbelize’ the audience.
Analysing current education system
Maybe you are not sure yet how your education system ranks
on marbelous measures. We are happy to analyse your course
or school to see where improvements can be made.
Ongoing advice
Maybe you are setting up a new course, study or school, or
working on a educational vision for the future. We love to
advice you where possible, to help bring your project to the
next level!
Who we are
Frank Leoné
The founder and main drive behind Marbelous Minds.
Passionate about making people learn effective and with
pleasure. Background in Cognitive Neuroscience (PhD, MSc),
Artificial Intelligence (MSc) and Psychology (BSc) and as
teacher and trainer.
Galina van der Weert
Scientific expert for the InEquality project. Passionate about
making the world a more fair place. Background in Psychology
(MSc), Public administration (MSc) and as teacher and trainer.
Partners: