Tuesday
Noteworthy
- Field Placements
- Assignment Due 30, 31 January: WordPress ePortfolios
- Assignment Due 4, 5 February: BlogPost Video Games (Just an initial post)
- If you do not see your picture on the ED386/ED586 Syllabus home page, please send me a link to your ePortfolio
Reading: The MindShift Guide to Digital Games & Learning
Discussions
- A few of my favorite things….
- ePortfolio Assessment Checklist
- Blog Post Introductions
- Video game assignment | Teams –>
- Video Games for the Assignment
In class Exploratory (individual or pairs)
- Explore short form video games: Player 2 and/or The Pavlov’s Dog Game
- Discuss the experience for a bit with one person & then the whole class
- Review MindShift Guide | Chapter 2: How to Start Using Digital Games for learning p. 14
Closure and what’s next for Thursday’s Class
- Discuss the experience for a bit with one person
- Explore Phet Balance Simulation
- Discuss the experience for a bit with two or three people
- Drill and practice: Funbrain Math Baseball and History Games Online
- How to Choose a Digital Learning Game
- Explore Educational Video Games of Interest to you
Thursday
Noteworthy
- Assignment Due 30, 31 January: WordPress ePortfolios
- Assignment Due 4, 5 February: BlogPost Video Games (Just an initial post)
- If you do not see your picture on the ED386/ED586 Syllabus home page, please send me a link to your ePortfolio
- Reading for next week: Gee, J.P. (2007) Chapter 4: Good video games, the human mind, and good learning. pp. 22-44. pw = edtech386
Reading: The MindShift Guide to Digital Games & Learning
Discussions
- A few of my favorite things….
- ePortfolio Assessment Checklist
- Video game assignment | Teams –>
- Video Games for the Assignment
In class Exploratory (individual or pairs)
- Review Tuesday’s class
- Teaching with Games: GLPC Case Study: Lisa
- Explore Phet Balance Simulation
- Discuss the experience for a bit with two or three people
- Drill and practice: Funbrain Math Baseball and History Games Online
- Discuss the experience for a bit with two or three people and with the class
- The Limits of Drill & Practice
- How to Choose a Digital Learning Game
- Discuss the experience for a bit with two or three people and with the class
- Explore Educational Video Games of Interest to you
- Discuss the video game selection with Dr. Shutkin
- Video Games team assignment
Educational Technology in the World | David 