Thursday, July 22, 2010
Games, Gamers, and Gaming
So after reading the article and watching the video clip for tomorrow I'm feeling much more positively towards using games in the process of education. Originally I was probably more inclined to see them more as a waste of time than anything else. But not that I'm giving it more thought I suppose that it is a source of constant assessment and I really like the idea of combining learning and assessing into one fun activity. Looking back at some of the games that I used to play (as recently as this week) there were actually some things that I got out of them which I didn't even notice. Even the game Civilization (which Jake is currently enthralled with) teaches people a thing or to about history; it might not be as effective as a unit topic on the Indian independence movement but perhaps it's a least a step in the right direction.
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Sean,
ReplyDeleteWe are having real problems this week. First you insult Brady Quinn, now you insult video games as useless. I am starting to think you are useless. Now you have insulted one of my favorite games of all-time, Civilization. I just don't know if we can be friends anymore. Just messing with you bro, but seriously do not insult Civilization or Brady Quinn again or something bad might happen.
The readings convinced me, too. But as you say, video games are probably not effective alone--but maybe working them into a lesson that contextualizes them in some way might make the lesson more interesting. Hopefully, it won't make the game boring.
ReplyDeleteEvan,
ReplyDeletePerhaps I wasn't clear enough in my post but I actually like the idea of Civilization and other games, just probably not used in the classroom. That having been said Brady Quinn is a horrible player and should probably go grab his shinebox.
That is all.