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[Technology 1134] Re: NYC School to Promote "Gaming Literacy"nancy.friday at alphaplus.ca nancy.friday at alphaplus.caWed Jun 27 10:43:55 EDT 2007
Hi, I post this information for anyone engaged in research in how educational games connect with school learning objectives. Dr. Ron Owston of York University here in Toronto has been researching this area for many years. He is giving a talk in October 2007 on this topic here in Toronto: 21st Century Learning: Engaging Students through ICT Serious educational games are receiving growing attention as a tool to motivate and engage students while at the same time, bridge the gap between their school and outside school lives. In this session, Dr Ron Owston will describe a large scale study he and his colleagues recently completed in Southern Ontario schools that examined the use of educational games. His rsearch is being carried out through an organization called SAGE - Simulation and Advanced Gaming Environments for Learning: http://www.sageforlearning.ca/ Select Research for information. Nancy Melinda Hefner <mhefner at cccti.edu> on 06/25/2007 03:41:44 PM Please respond to The Technology and Literacy Discussion List <technology at nifl.gov> To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List <technology at nifl.gov> cc: (bcc: Nancy Friday) Subject: [Technology 1115] Re: NYC School to Promote "Gaming Literacy" -------------- next part -------------- Wow!!!!! >From the article.... ?? -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- ?This means learning to think about the world as a set of in interconnected systems that can be affected or changed through action and choice, the ability to navigate complex information networks, the power to build worlds and tell stories, to see collaboration in competition, and communicate across diverse social spaces. It means that students and teachers will engage in their own learning in powerful ways,?? -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- ? she added. Being the left brainer that I am, I would be interested in hearing how student learning is affected and the impact on learning gains. I think this is absolutely fascinating. I'm concerned, however, about those who do not have access to this kind of technology, and I'm not necessarily referring to individuals in third world countries but folks in my own country. I continue to be concerned about the digital divide but I don't think a "socialist" approach is the answer. There are also those who are concerned about societal implications of this kind of technology. Of course, those are conversations for another day. >>> "David J. Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> 06/24/07 7:00 PM >>> Technology Colleagues, A new NYC public school is being designed that aims at literacy and other skills through "game designed and game-inspired methods." I do not know if this was inspired by James Gee's writing, or if its design comes from other sources, but I think this is a model we may want to pay attention to. To read about it, in an article from Industry News, go to: http://tinyurl.com/yqtj5q David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net ---------------------------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Technology and Literacy mailing list Technology at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/technology Email delivered to mhefner at cccti.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/technology/attachments/20070627/c5e5f958/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- ---------------------------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Technology and Literacy mailing list Technology at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/technology Email delivered to nfriday at alphaplus.ca =========================================================== Nancy Friday AlphaRoute Coordinator AlphaPlus Centre (http://alphaplus.ca) Telephone: (416) 322-1012 x.305 Fax: 1-800-788-1417 TTY: 1-800-788-1912 nancy.friday at alphaplus.ca ============================================================
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