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Teaching with Games, Once Teaching with Games, Once Removed Removed
Teaching with Games, Once Teaching with Games, Once Removed Removed
Katrin Becker
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OverviewOverview"How might teacher education live "How might teacher education live
well in a changing world?" well in a changing world?"
OverviewOverview"How might teacher education live "How might teacher education live
well in a changing world?" well in a changing world?"
• What is DGBL?• Course Structure• What they learned.• What I learned.• The Projects.
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My Background
• 23 yrs higher ed (teaching - tech)• 18 years hatching program (teacher
support)• PhD candidate• 3 kids
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"How might teacher education live "How might teacher education live well in a changing world?"well in a changing world?"
"How might teacher education live "How might teacher education live well in a changing world?"well in a changing world?"
• More choices than ever before (for learners)
• Be adaptable• Ideal vs. reality
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What should teacher education What should teacher education look like in this world? look like in this world?
• “Technology” is a given, not an option. [more demanding than books]
• Allow time for practice. "Appropriate practice is the single most neglected aspect of effective instruction." (Merrill) – applies to teachers as much as students.
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What kind of teacher should What kind of teacher should faculties of education be striving faculties of education be striving
to nurture?to nurture?
What kind of teacher should What kind of teacher should faculties of education be striving faculties of education be striving
to nurture?to nurture?
• Life-long learners.• Tech-savvy vs. tech-phobic
(appropriate technology)• Culturally aware (incl. pop-culture)
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What is DGBL?What is DGBL?What is DGBL?What is DGBL?
• Digital Game Based Learning• Serious Games• The use of game technology to enhance/ support/
augment (and yes, sometimes provide) education and learning.
• COTS & Custom Games & Sims• Some examples…..
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As Ecco, you are the only dolphin which managed to escape from the giant whirlpool who sucked down its
entire pod. The five shining stars on your front show you are the chosen one to save them. But that task will be not be an easy one, as you will have to travel time and space with the Atlantean time machine, and meet the mystical
Asterite in order to defeat the vortex queen.
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Course StructureCourse StructureCourse StructureCourse Structure• Seminar, readings, discussion, examples,
projects• Themes:
– The Current State of Games and Gamers; – Current state in Media Studies and Games Theory
(including a discussion of violence in games); – Is Learning Fun? (Games and Pedagogy); – What Can Games Do? – How important are fidelity and validity? – Instructional Design for Games; – Making Games, and Resources for making games; – Assessing Games for Learning.
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What they learnedWhat they learnedWhat they learnedWhat they learned
Don’t need to be a gamer.Games are technology.Media is not neutral.Media backlash is not new.Game-based learning is
here.Game savvy is cachet.
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What I learned.What I learned.What I learned.What I learned.
• Interest is high.• Teachers are willing.• Resources are rare (equipment &
information).• Technology integration still lags.
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The Projects.The Projects.The Projects.The Projects.
• MunchLand• How to Get To
Carnegie Hall• FIFA Soccer• Civ III• Food Force
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unchunch andandunchunch andand
What is MunchLand? It is a fun way for elementary aged kids to learn about nutrition and exercise. In MunchLand Russ, Pat, and Bobby search through a house looking for food, but not just any food. They need to find the food that will fulfill the recommended food requirements in the Canada Food Guidelines.
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How to Get To Carnegie HallHow to Get To Carnegie HallHow to Get To Carnegie HallHow to Get To Carnegie Hall
• You may choose your own adventure, as you make decisions which affect your career as a musician.
• Your goal is to appear at Carnegie Hall
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Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?