Over the years BlendedEdu has written a few persuasive posts about the tremendous pedagogical value of video games in education. My own children wished I had come to this conclusion earlier while they were growing up so they could have tasted the waters -sorry I'm a late bloomer - and other followers have been converted into believers- won’t mention names, but she lives in Rome now in a very prestigious role.
Finally – I can now say 'finally' rather than 'hopefully'- as more educators are coming to this realization on their own through empirical studies we are going to see more of these game ideas developed and developed for specific content specific areas- or do they really need to be developed in specific content areas? -- what do you think about this?
As the students in my own classes tell me- we have to make learning fun - so I think we are on to something fun with the direction educational gaming is heading in.
While you’re thinking about the gaming topic check out the Brainy Gamer - it is worth reading …
Or visit “Video Games and Human Values Initiative” ning group from UConn....and think about the connection between oral storytelling and the video game narrative today... A very interesting connection to make.
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