LDSC08 Games in Higher Education

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Contents 1 Description 2 Resources 3 Proposed Outcomes 4 Time and Location 5 Discussion Participants

Description

This will be a basic introduction to educational gaming.

Host: Brett Bixler, bxb11@psu.edu, Twitter, Educational Gaming Commons

• What makes an activity a game?
• What makes a game educational?
• What works, what doesn't.
• Feedback we have gotten from the Penn State Adobe Connect online community users.
• How to apply lessons learned to the Learning Design online community.

Resources

• What is a Game?
• Penn State Educational Gaming Commons

Proposed Outcomes

• Participants will have a better understanding of educational games and their place in Higher Ed.

Time and Location

Lunch on August 12, Otto's Café in Kern Bldg

See Brett Bixler

Discussion Participants

If you would like to go in this discussion, please add your name to the list below:

• Brett Bixler
• John Meier