There has been progress in the use of computer games for learning over the past few years, according to a Macarthur Digital Media and Learning article. Heather Chaplin notes growth in assessment, projects, presence at non-educational conferences,communities, and new types of games.
The article also identifies two major challenges for the productive intersection of gaming and education.
There is still no solid, consistent source of funding for getting learning or social impact games made…
Independent game designer Eric Zimmerman pointed out another disconnect, this one between what experts such as Gee and Jenkins said learning games ought to look like and what nonprofits were actually planning.
Posted on June 23, 2009 at 10:58 am by Bryan Alexander · Permalink
In: General News · Tagged with: gaming, Pedagogy
In: General News · Tagged with: gaming, Pedagogy