erlc presents… serious games: engaging students in inquiry-based learning with aaron ball
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ERLC Presents…
Serious Games: Engaging Students in Inquiry-Based Learning
With Aaron Ball
Serious Games: Engaging Students in Inquiry-Based
Learning
Father of Two Husband Baker Knitter
Pretty Decent snow shoveler
AARON BALL
VideogamesWhat you will get from this
session
Engagement is more than fun.
A critical eye for what your students/ children are consuming
Skills for repurposing games as learning tools
Videogames
What are they playing?!
Why are they playing?
How can we harness the potential?
The shift
The Games Students play
The Games they play
The Games they play
The Games they play
The Games they play
The Games they play
The Games they play
What games do you see being played?
www.theesa.comThe Entertainment Software Association http://www.theesa.com/facts/pdfs/ESA_EF_2006.pdf
Why do they play them?
Where do you think you are in the use of games as learning objects?
Where do you think your school district is in the use of games as learning objects?
Harnessing the potential of games in
education?
Harnessing the potential of games in
education?
Harnessing the potential of games in
education?
Harnessing the potential of games in
education?
Harnessing the potential of games in
education?
www.3rdworldfarmer.com
Revolutionhttp://vc.ocde.us/archive/default.htm?v=tgame-1
Starts at 8 min 43 seconds
Harnessing the potential of games in
education?
Circles and Stars
3 circles with 4 stars in each = 12 stars!
Who is using games to educate?
Expresso
http://www.expresso.net/
Re-Mission
Blocked on ECSD
McVideogame.com
McVideogame.com
McVideogame.com
McVideogame.com
McVideogame.com
Full Spectrum WarriorDepartment of Defence
www.dodgamecommunity.com
Created by Pandemic, Sony Imageworks. and the Institute for Creative Technologies at USC (ICT) for STRICOM
Who is using games to educate?
Where have you seen examples?
Your assignment for next time…
What games do you use or see being used to educate?
Task1. Post the link to your game at our wiki :
http://erlcdpl.wikispaces.com/Serious+GamesYou will need to create a
username and login to post2. Play one or two of the games posted by
others and leave a comment. 3. Find a game that has ties to your
curriculum.
www.3rdworldfarmer.com
http://www.supersmartgames.com/
http://www.socialimpactgames.com/
Questions, concerns, or comments?
Thank you!See you next time: February 17, 2010 at 4 pm
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