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Educational Games in Practice : The Challenges Involved in Conducting a Game-Based Curriculum
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- Berg Marklund, Björn, 1988- (författare)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Forskningscentrum för Informationsteknologi,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Interaction Lab
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- Alklind Taylor, Anna-Sofia, 1975- (författare)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Forskningscentrum för Informationsteknologi,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Interaction Lab
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- Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2016
- 2016
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Electronic Journal of e-Learning. - : Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited. - 1479-4403. ; 14:2, s. 122-135
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Abstract
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- The task of integrating games into an educational setting is a demanding one, and integrating games as a harmonious part of a bigger ecosystem of learning requires teachers to orchestrate a myriad of complex organizational resources. Historically, research on digital game‑based learning has focused heavily on the coupling between game designs, previously established learning principles, student engagement, and learning outcomes much to the expense of understanding how games function in their int ended educational contexts and how they impact the working processes of teachers. Given the significant investments of time and resources teachers need to make in order to conduct game‑based learning activities, the foci of past research is problematic as it obfuscates some of the pressing realities that highly affect games viability as tools for teaching and learning. This paper aims to highlight the demands that the implementation and use of an educational game in formal educational settings puts on te achers working processes and skillsets. The paper is based on two case studies in which a researcher collaborated with K‑12 teachers to use MinecraftEdu (TeacherGaming LLC, 2012) as a classroom activity over a five‑month long period. By documenting bot h the working processes involved in implementing the game into the classroom environment, as well as the execution of the actual game‑based classroom activities, the studies identified a wide variety roles that a teacher needs to take on if they are to ma ke games a central part of a school curriculum. Ultimately, the paper highlights the importance of understanding the constraints under which teachers work, and argues that a better understanding of the contexts in which games are to be used, and the roles teachers play during game‑based learning scenarios, is a necessary foundation for improving games viability as educational tools.
Ämnesord
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Annan teknik -- Interaktionsteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Other Engineering and Technologies -- Interaction Technologies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- computers in the classroom
- distraction
- gaming literacy
- student diversity
- teacher roles
- challenges of game-based learning
- Teknik
- Technology
- Humanities and Social sciences
- Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap
- Interaction Lab (ILAB)
- Interaction Lab (ILAB)
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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