Our students don't just value our classes because we play World of Warcraft or add achievements and leader boards to our grading policies. They are playing the game because their grade is at stake. They may enjoy it in the meantime, but ultimately they have an ulterior motive.
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Who assassinated John F. Kennedy? What was the Wild West like? I admit I haven’t had a history class in over fifteen years. If you’re like most people, a lot of what you “learn” about history is from Wikipedia these days—because our curiosity usually stops after we read the first hit […]
The post in which I lament the continuing madness that is edutainment gaming in the age of games and education.
A discussion of why I love Civ 5, why I think it can be used how to study the gamification of history and education, as well as some reflections on the representations of different cultures.