Unlike the other segments I’ve been posting, this section covers the actual application of video games in the classroom, not the underlying learning theory. Back on April 17th I posted a similar one-page overview of Video Games in Education. This is the fleshed out version of that post, complete with ...

Back on April 16th I posted a “one page” overview of social change (with respect to video games in a constructivist learning environment). I’ve now fleshed out that one page to about 10 pages (double spaced) for my dissertation literature review. I’m relatively happy with it except that I found ...

Back on April 13th I posted a “one-page” overview of the role of the teacher (with respect to video games in education). Over the weekend I finished fleshing out that portion of my literature review with quotes and citations. I seem to be getting better at outlining down to the ...

Back on April 12th I posted a “one page” overview of 21st Century Skills (with respect to video games in education). This week I finally fleshed out that section of my literature review. Though it is a bit long at 18 pages, it is one of the better organized sections ...

Back on April 11th I posted a “one page” overview of Reflection and Metacognition (with respect to video games in education). I’ve now fleshed that out, and happily it’s not nearly as long as some of the other sections I’ve written recently. However, this is primarily due to the fact ...

Back on April 10th I posted a “one-page” overview of Socially-Negotiated Learning (with respect to video games in education). Last week I finished fleshing out a long version of this section. Like the Context-Embedded section, this one is quite a bit longer than it needs to be… and a bit ...

This is part of the Context-Embedded Learning section of my dissertation lit review. This section really doesn’t stand up to my enthusiasm for this subject… yet. Role Playing One particularly powerful strategy for supporting this sort of identity development is to facilitate true role-playing experiences for students, in which each student takes ...

This is part of the Context-Embedded Learning section of my dissertation lit review. It seems to me there should perhaps be even more of Gee in here… Identity As students develop situated and distributed understanding within a learning context, they are essentially exploring an identity within that context – a way of ...