Game design involves math andlogic, aesthetics and storytelling, writing and communication, visual andaudio design, human psychology and behavior, and understanding culturethrough art, entertainment, and popular media.
I love how it talks about all the great things that game designing involves. There are so many benefits to designing games and it takes a lot of different pieces to design a great game.
Gaming literacy turns the tables on the usual way we regard games.
I love that it says it turns the tables for the typical way we play games because we start to understand and being creative in the gaming world.
The learning becomes more power-ful not only as a result of expanding the range of Knowledge Processes, but in the shifts between one way of knowing and others.
This is so powerful! Yes, as teachers we are long life learners. Things are always evolving and changing and if we stick to our ways of practice without change we are only hurting our students in the end. With change we can start to see the shifts of learning from just facts and knowledge to meaning making and different understandings of one topic.
achers become designers as they select the range of activities they will bring to the learning environment, plan their sequence, and reflect on learning outcomes during and after the learn-ing. This design activity is itself a professional learning process.
This is very true, we as educators are designers of our classrooms. We are given curriculums and materials to teach but its the way we go about bring that learning into the classroom to make it meaningful and engaging. Then, the lesson is done and we get to reflect on what went well, what could be improved for next time.
Gaming
I am excited to learn more about gaming literacy!
Create lessons that demonstrate creative thinking, constructing knowledge, and developing innovative products and processes using technology.
Its great to engage in the process of lesson planning with using technology
Understand the principles and approaches of 21st Century Skills, as well as the challenges associated with classroom integration.
I am excited to learn more about the principles and challenges of 21st century skills.