Tag Archives: Video game

The writing game

Posted on August 22, 2013 by knlistman

I have yet to see an app that adequately teaches and assesses writing skills. However, the realm of computer games can help. The students don’t play a ‘writing’ game, but they write the scenarios of the game itself. The more … Continue reading →

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Farmville or Battlefield?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by knlistman

The of use video and computer games in education has sparked a bit of debate. On one side teachers see students doing something that they love to do, and hope games will promote this kind of engagement in learning. On … Continue reading →

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Games make you smarter at what?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by knlistman

If you have been paying any attention to news about using games for education, you’ve heard of Dr. Daphne Bavelier. There have been numerous articles repeating what she summarized in her TED Talk  – that research shows playing video games (the … Continue reading →

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Gaming the educational system

Posted on June 15, 2013 by knlistman

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing research on playing video games in education. Actually, research on this topic has been going on for a while; it just has not been very conclusive. For example, in 2002, researcher Ricardo … Continue reading →

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