Game On: Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment - a practical guide for educators to select and tailor digital games to their students' needs

by Ryan L. Schaaf, Nicky Mohan

Discover how digital gaming can improve learning and prepare students for successful futures. The authors-both experienced educators and enthusiastic gamers-contend that students of the 21st century communicate and learn differently than previous generations. By incorporating digital games into lessons, student learning will more accurately reflect the interactive, engaging reality students experience outside the classroom and better prepare them for college and careers.
Benefits
Contents
Foreword by Ian Jukes
Introduction: The Gamer in Us All
Chapter 1: From Entertainment to Education 3.0
Chapter 2: The Arcade of Education
Chapter 3: Learning Theory and the Attributes of the Digital Generation
Chapter 4: How to Find and Evaluate Digital Games for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Chapter 5: Lesson Design Using Digital Games
Chapter 6: Digital Gaming and Assessment
Chapter 7: The Nine I's of Modern Learning
Chapter 8: Beyond Linear Presentations
Chapter 9: Takeaways
References and Resources

176 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published November 15, 2016

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one! Simple and easy to digest, with lots of rich information and relevant examples of gamified education. Includes info on designing one's own game, but also for identifying and evaluating existing educational games. Given that game design is an extremely laborious process, I appreciated the attention to already-existing resources as examples as well as useful tools.

[Keri Engel · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent perspective on digital gaming in the classroom with practical how-to guides for teachers and school leaders!