Today’s Class (Friday, Dec. 12th)

Hey all. I will be about 10-15 minutes late to class today, Friday, the last day of class. Please hang out until I can get there.

Thank you for your help.

Questions for Wright reading: How does user created content influence learning from games?

Questions for Wright reading: What are some of the drawbacks from learning from video games or certain types of video games?

Questions for Wright reading: Do games offer problem solving? Provide an example of how a specific game offers or does not offer problem solving.

Questions for Wright reading: Do games offer self-esteem? Provide an example of how a specific game offers or does not offer self-esteem.

Questions for Wright reading: Do games offer community? Provide an example of how a specific game offers or does not offer community.

Questions for Wright reading: Do games offer creativity? Provide an example of how a specific game offers or does not offer creativity.

Questions for Wright reading: How do you approach playing video games? Do you read the manual? If so why? If not, why not?

Reading for Monday, Dec. 8th

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.04/wright.html

Questions about Gee: According to Gee, what are some parallels that should to exist between gaming and educational environments?