Electric Worlds in the Classroom: Teaching And Learning With Role-Based Computer Games - Couverture rigide

Slater, Brian M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0807746762 ISBN 13 : 9780807746769

Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2006

Synopsis

We all know that kids like video games, so why not help them learn course content in these virtual worlds? This guidebook will help teachers (grades 6-12) do exactly that. The authors provide a diverse collection of lively and engaging virtual spaces where students engage in role-based learning. The context might be a gigantic imaginary plant cell, where students learn the role of a biologist, or it might be a shallow valley where they learn to act like a geologist. Students learn to conduct experiments, analyze results, draw conclusions, and ultimately, write their own story as they experienced it. This book features: a nontechnical presentation that will assist all educators who want to use technology to improve student learning; a large collection of goal-oriented, multi-user games to teach various concepts in geology, biology, computer science, microeconomics, and archaeology; the combined talents of computer programmers, subject matter experts, graphic designers, education specialists, and cognitive scientists who created the virtual worlds presented in this book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian M. Slator is a professor of Computer Science at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and a member of the NDSU Worldwide Web Instructional Committee.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Teachers' College Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807746762
• ISBN 13: 9780807746769
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible