Sunday, February 10, 2013

Double Journal Entry # 3


Quote:
"New technologies, especially the Internet, offer much potential as vehicles for intercultural collaborative inquiry, allowing us to develop global perspectives on local issues and to find complex approaches to complex problems. However, technology is only a tool-and one that is only as powerful as we choose to make it. Better understanding the value of this tool to support learning is a central concern and priority in our work."
Reaction:
I agree with this quote.  There is much potential in technology.  As an educator, better understanding the value of this new tool should be a concern and priority.  This tool will only be as powerful as I choose to make it.  If I ignore the fact that technology exist, I am keeping intercultural collaborative inquiry from my students.  I should not form an opinion on the "good" or the "bad" of gaming/technology without better understanding the tool itself.

Extra:
Towards a Framework for Understanding Electronic Educational Gaming
I found this article using the FSU library website (you will probably have to log on to view it).  This article can help educators "better understand" gaming and find/use the value of this technology.  The author admits  the field of education still lacks a comprehensive framework for exploring the role of the games for teaching and learning, the relationship of educational games to other fields, and a synthesis of best practice for current and future design, implementation, and research. The purpose of this article is to set a framework for understanding past, current, and future research in educational gaming.
 

 
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3 comments:

  1. Heather SummersFebruary 10, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    I agree with your reaction to the quote you chose. The article you found in the FSU library was a good resource. However, for me, I learn better with visuals. It was a good article that showed the multi-dimensionalilty and depth of gaming in education.

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  2. Lindstrom22015657February 13, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    I'm so glad you are gathering acadmeic journal articles to learn more about the use of games in education. This will help you with your final project!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 13, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    I also agree with that there is much potential in technology, and I really appreciate (and agree with) your belief about not forming an opinion without better understanding the tool. I think a lot of people are quick to form opinions and allow those opinions to cloud their understanding and research. I know I have been guilty of this occasionally (although I try to be conscience of it and do something about it).

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