Monday, November 29, 2010

College 2.0 - 5 Teaching Tips for Professors - From Video Games (This week - post #1)

This week in IDE 611, we are discussing online games and their educational uses.
The video below has commentary from Will Wright (game designer), the Creator of "the Sims" Talks Educational Gaming
  • Mr. Wright maintains that "Play" is a fundamental educational technology.
  • He sees games as a great way to "motivate" students to investigate/follow-up on different subject areas as oppose to "educating" them.



Education and Gaming

  1. Give frequent and detailed feedback
  2. Test before going live
  3. Narrative can answer the question "Why are we learning this?"
  4. Don't be afraid of fun
  5. Not every subject works as a game
Reference: URL Address: http://chronicle.com/article/5-Lessons-Professors-Can-Learn/63708/

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