https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_for_Change
On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Curt McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.onlinecolleges.net/50-great-sites-for-serious-educational-games/ > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/danieltack/2013/09/12/serious-games-and-the-future-of-education/ > > Curt > On Jul 7, 2015 12:38 PM, "Gillian Densmore" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> @Cody As to video games, I submit they're somewhat useful or at least can >> be depending on what you consider useful of course. SimCity (for example), >> EverQuest(was is/was) believe it or not used in Leadership, and Project >> Management courses-basicly build a city and what do you do when something >> goes wrong. >> if I recall someone years ago from someone Orion Games talked at the >> Complex showing real world examples of fire-fighters, and pilots used >> Flight sims to help with training. >> >> >> World of Warcraft and other Massive Online Sims (or MMO/ MMORPG/ MMOAs) >> are often used as part of "humanistic design" resliance studies, >> leadership studies as well because you are in a group. How do you have to >> take criticism. How do you handle it? Can you get a group together? etc. I >> am unclear how useful those life skills are, but leadership skills and >> someway to be somewhat self reliant and managing tasks is likely at least >> somewhat useful in day-to-day life. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Marcus Daniels <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yup, one of the arguments in the list of reasons-gaming-is-good TED >>> talks was that they can be engaging as an educational tool. >>> >>> But you're clearly just trying to horrify me now. :-) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of glen >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 8:53 AM >>> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group >>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] DOH! >>> >>> >>> Heh, as if the argument weren't absurd enough already, there's this: >>> >>> Is Facebook the next frontier for online learning? >>> >>> http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2015/is-facebook-the-next-frontier-for-online-learning/ >>> >>> I try to avoid facebook, despite my omnivorism. But "when in Rome"... >>> >>> -- >>> ⇒⇐ glen e. p. ropella >>> I got my face in the furnace, I got my snake in a sleeve >>> >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >
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