Choosing and Using Digital Games in the Classroom A Practical Guide
This book presents an in-depth overview of the uses of digital games in education, from K-12 up through post-secondary. Beginning with a look at the history of games in education and the context for digital games, this book guides readers through va
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Katrin Becker
Choosing and Using Digital Games in the Classroom A Practical Guide
Advances in Game-Based Learning
Series Editors Dirk Ifenthaler Scott Joseph Warren Deniz Eseryel
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13094
Katrin Becker
Choosing and Using Digital Games in the Classroom A Practical Guide
Katrin Becker Mount Royal University Calgary, AB, Canada
Advances in Game-Based Learning ISBN 978-3-319-12222-9 ISBN 978-3-319-12223-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12223-6
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Preface
“If we teach today’s students as we did yesterday’s, we are robbing them of tomorrow.” John Dewey
Being able to assess a game’s design before it gets used in the classroom has never been more important.
Who This Book Is for This book is primarily for teachers—both present and future—as well as those who teach teachers. It is intended to provide all the information a practitioner in education will need to be able to plan for and use games in the classroom effectively. It is suitable for use as a textbook in a pre-service or master’s education program but down-to-earth enough to be of value to any teacher interested in learning how to use games in the classroom. It assumes no prior background in game studies but does assume you have an interest in teaching. I am assuming that since you are reading this book, you are already convinced that there is potential value in using games for learning (G4L), even if you may not be really clear on how. Even though you may already be convinced, your supervisors, coworkers, or managers may not, so this volume will provide the background and research that can help you make your case.
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