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Game-On Lesson Plans
By Jason MarconiBoise State University Spring 2014
Concept History
• “With effort it is possible to find examples of computer
and video games that embody every single worthwhile
learning theory in existence. Whether the instructional
design was intentional or not game designers have
had to figure out how to keep their audiences
interested while they learn the games, and judging by
the number of people who willingly pay money for the
experience, they appear to have been far more
successful than formal education has” Katrin Becker; Pedagogy in Commercial Video Games, 2006
Concept History Part 2
• “Many Critics of television, to this day, argue that
what’s dangerous about TV is that it is addictive,
that children and even adults watch it like
zombies. According to this view, it is the formal
features of television-violence, bright lights, loud
and funny noises, quick editing cuts, zooming in
and out, exaggerated action, and all the other
things we associate with commercial TV--- that
hold our attention. In other words we don’t have
to understand what we are looking at, or absorb
what we are seeing, in order to keep watching.”
(Gladwell, 2005)
Concept History Part 3
• This seemed cut and dry for most in the beginning of television programming.
What many did agree on was television is a great way to reach masses of
people, entertain, and dazzle them. But why not educate them?
• That is the exact question Joan Ganz Cooney asked herself and others in the late
1960s when she had a vision for television programming to be aimed at the
education medium. Her idea was to target literacy in three, four and five year
olds. ? She wanted to fight the challenges of literacy so many children from
disadvantaged homes face in their first years of schooling Can you think of what
Cooney was on the verge of starting?
*My Point is that TV is now a major tool used in the classroom,
And it faced a similar struggle gaming in classrooms may now
be facing.
Talk Gaming to me!• My hidden hobby:Mr. Marconi, What do you do for fun?
Professional Answer: Old and Slow ice hockey league, kayak, read and teach martial arts ::insert ::anything else that sounds impressively “adult” Actual Answer: All of the above plus about 200 turns in Civilization V with some Skyrim or online FIFA mixed in for good measure.
Crowd Sourced Lesson Plans
• Likeminded professionals• Shared passion• Endless supply of lesson plans• Endless supply of ideas• Growing personal learning network• Growing learning community• Untapped potential
Game-On Lesson Plans
• Maybe not every student will “get” what you’re trying to create with using a game as a tool (MAYBE), but what if that ONE student who wouldn’t have a light bulb moment any other way does?
• Game on Lessons wants to give educators a new tool for light bulb moments
Game-On Spot Light
Mobile-Tablet-Table Top
Console Games
Lesson Plan Structure
PC Games
Play a Game or Forum?
Level one: Tour• https://sites.google.com/site/gameonl
essonplans/
• Please understand that I tried to get the “shell” of my idea out on the site but it is not representative of my idea for a finished product, for no other reason than simply needing more time.
Conclusion
“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.” – Chinese Proverb
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