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- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2006
- Description
- An important step towards gaining an understanding of how a particular medium can be used most effectively in education is to study its outstanding examples, regardless of their original purpose. It is assumed that “good” games already embody sound pedagogy in their designs even if that incorporation was not deliberate (Becker, 2006). The work described here will examine commercially and critically successful video games as though they had been designed as learning objects. Through this perspective, it is possible to identify and classify built-in learning objectives and from there to associate the mechanisms and strategies employed to teach them. A significant outcome of this work will...
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2006
- Description
- Presentation for LOEX of the West Conference.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2006
- Description
- This presentation is intended to fulfill two goals: 1. To show that many commercial games, the successful ones at least, already implement sound pedagogy when it comes to how they get players to learn the game and how they facilitate gameplay. 2. To encourage critical examination of successful video games, to learn how this has been done, so that we may use that information to build engaging educational games.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2006
- Description
- Presentation for McGraw Hill Conference.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2006
- Description
- Jerome Bruner has helped to shape the notion of constructivism, which is of prime significance when looking at pedagogy in games and much of the learning that occurs in games is constructive. In one of his more recent works, “The Culture of Education” (1996), he discusses the importance of nine tenets to the development and maintenance of culture. Many of these touch on recurring themes in many discussions of games (Beavis, 1999; Kafai, 2001; Wolf & Perron, 2003). Bruner believes that “education is not an island, but part of the continent of culture.” (1996, p11) The same can be said of games. Bruner’s tenets guide such a ‘psycho-cultural’ approach to education and this paper will examine...
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- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2005
- Description
- 1. Explain Online Games. 2. Explain why they should not be ignored. 3. Look at some related communities. 4. Look at what happens in and around games.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2005
- Description
- Several ways to address learning are: 1) through learning theories, 2) through learning styles (treated as distinct from learning theories here), and 3) through instructional design theories and models. This paper looks at the second approach to examine how modern games support various learning styles in their design and gameplay. Four well-known learning style models are examined in the context of computer game design. These are: the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, the Gregory Style Delineator, Felder’s Index of Learning Styles, and Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory. Good, i.e. top-rated games can be shown to incorporate aspects of most, if not all of these, and in this way actively support...
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2005
- Description
- Presentation for NELINET New England Libraries Network.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2005
- Description
- This paper outlines an approach to helping mid-program undergraduates conduct cutting-edge research that can be incorporated into almost any program with
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2005
- Description
- Have you ever watched a child or teenager playing a videogame they really liked? Do you wonder what it is about this game that has them so completely engrossed? Part of the answer is that games are motivating, rewarding, engaging, and challenging, all at the same time. The kids will probably just tell you they’re fun. But when you think about it, fun and engagement are synonymous, and engagement is something we all want for our learners. Games also show us that challenge sells – when was the last time you heard that a game was popular because it was easy? Does a game loose its appeal once it has been won? Rarely. The game looses its appeal when players have learned all they can from it....
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2004
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2004
- Description
- Presentation for Association of Library Technicians Conference.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2003
- Description
- Presentation for Atlantic Provinces Library Association.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2003
- Description
- Students in first year often begin with dramatically different backgrounds and abilities. In an effort to address the needs of all, varying levels of completion (stages) can be described in the assignment specifications.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2003
- Description
- Presentation for College Chemistry Canada.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 1999
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Becker, Katrin
- Date issued
- 2008; 2008
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Becker, Katrin
- Date issued
- 2006; 2006
- Description
- Conference paper and presentation slides
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Becker, Katrin
- Date issued
- 2006; 2006
- Description
- Conference paper and presentation slides
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Becker, Katrin
- Date issued
- 2006; 2006
- Description
- Conference paper and presentation slides
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
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