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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 |
Teaching Beyond the Basics with Video Games. Fred Koch alerted me to another story about video games in education. This Chicago Tribune piece is about David Williamson Shaffer, of Epistemic Games and the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There's not a lot that is new in the article, but we have another serious researcher to pay attention to. Video games that teach beyond basics | Chicago Tribune: For the past 10 years, Shaffer has been creating and researching the effects of computer games that immerse kids in virtual worlds that require them to solve real-world problems of specific professions. The key is "using computer games to prepare children for a life of innovation and creativity rather than giving them standardized skills for life in the factory," he said. "We can create worlds where players learn to think in innovative and creative ways about important topics." Specifically, Shaffer's games immerse young players into the worlds o 2 Cents Worth, December 27, 2006. [Conversation]
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Wii. John Blake points to a very cool hack of the Wii gaming system. This hack involves using the Wiimote (that's Wii remote) to control a Roomba. Speaking of the Wii, my kids got a Wii for Christmas from their uncle and I'm pretty impressed. This morning I played nine holes of golf, then took in a bit of batting practice. Maybe tonight I'll go bowling. I downloaded the DarwiinRemote software and will mess around with that later. Bookmark to: Education/Technology, December 27, 2006. [Conversation]
[Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ Edu_RSS Most Recent - RSS old] -- this may well open up a new world for exercise management into the otherwise sedentary electronic lifestyle -- BL footnote (this connected exercise might well be used to develop the neural networks below the brain)
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