Teaching With Video Games in Mind
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This is a presentation for the Reform Symposium 2011 on what we can learn from video game design about designing instruction.
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Teaching With Video Games in Mind
- 1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/somegeekintn/5426529651/ Teaching with Video Games in Mind Mary Beth Hertz The Reform Symposium 2011
- 2. We are not talking about……. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-theory/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamification … or actually playing games in the classroom.
- 3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/49462908@N00/3983751145 We are talking about game play and game design as it relates to planning instruction.
- 4. Let’s make learning look like this! http://www.flickr.com/photos/clover_1/3065372014/in/photostream/
- 5. How?
- 6. Low-risk learning opportunities … ..just try again! http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/4122728566
- 8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9544998@N04/4051730408 Manageable goals that lead towards mastery
- 9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/exfordy/1184462890 Just the right amount of challenge…
- 10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7525367@N04/2162040262 Fun! Emotionally engaging!
- 11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vancouverfilmschool/3613743657 It’s how good games are designed!
- 12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26480501@N06/2961565820 http://www.flickr.com/photos/60057912@N00/4185191883 Thinking of game play and game design when planning your lessons and units will help you build meaningful, well-paced and engaging learning experiences.
Editor's Notes
- Welcome to my presentation, explain who I am, thank the organizers, Steve Hargadon, Blackboard/Elluminate
- Not necessarily what she is doing, but the look on her face. Can’t happen all the time, but that is our goal.
- I don’t pretend to be an expert, but these are my observations and what I’ve garnered from my own research.
- Game design---what makes a good game? Instruction, what really happens in school vs what should
- Timely---just in time. Use right away. Useful—helps move player forward.
- Games broken into levels, usually with a goal for each level. Player is made aware of the goal at beginning of level. Mastering each level before moving on ensures that player is ready for next level.
- If game is too easy, no fun. If game is too hard, give up.
- Back story, characters, social play