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Sharon Hann
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Games for K-12 Education
Games used for K-12 learning.
November 15, 2009
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November 15, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Jeff Laird's discussion 'Can Serious Games replace traditional training methods?'
Mark, allow me to give you some feedback - good post! On the firefighting vein, would it be beneficial for very rookie FF's to have access to serious game scenarios, particularly if afterward they were discussed with more experienced FF's? While the…
November 15, 2009
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Games for K-12 Education
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November 14, 2009
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November 14, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Jeff Laird's discussion 'MET course based around a Serious Game?'
It seems SL is taking a large market share in this concept. Are we going to need to have two avatars - one for professional pursuits and one for play? or would you have one all purpose avatar? Sharon
November 14, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Jeff Laird's discussion 'Serious Games the same for all subjects in post secondary?'
The issue of a consequence free action is quite polar - some see it as the perfect solution (no harm no foul) while others worry it is teaching poor morality and that children will engage in the real world as if it was consequence free as well. What…
November 14, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Jeff Laird's discussion 'Can Serious Games replace traditional training methods?'
The teaching profession is already changing. While the K-12 system seems to change the slowest, it is changing. As the field of education in other aspects undergoes more rapid change, K-12 will be pulled along with it. A system cannot serve it's stu…
November 13, 2009
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Games for K-12 Education
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November 13, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Byron Kask's discussion 'Could simulations be considered "Serious Games"'
Your example illustrates crossover applications blurring the lines (if there were any) between the two. If the endpoint (win) is information or data - then the simulation IS a game. Sharon
November 12, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Jeff Laird's discussion 'Do games need an endpoint?'
Thanks for the feedback, so we agree that games do not need an endpoint to be educational - but they need an endpoint to be intriguing? or would the next game pull you away from the old one? Sharon
November 12, 2009
Sharon Hann commented on Jay Dixon's group 'Games for Communication'
Good point Jen. Perhaps the virtual world is a safer place to sort out difficult issues which once resolved can be brought into a persons personal life. Anonymity can facilitate different levels of exposure and experimentation. Sharon
November 11, 2009
Sharon Hann replied to Jeff Laird's discussion 'MET course based around a Serious Game?'
Perceptions are interesting, especially when they come form people who have no idea! UBC seems to be fairly progressive with regards to new technology, they are not cutting edge but seem open. I think it would be possible to 'sell' the SL idea as ma…
November 11, 2009

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At 5:11am on November 11, 2009, jennwonka said…
ETEC522,

For my accounting class, I got an idea off the internet to play Monopoly so that the kids could learn about debits and credits. We obviously used fake money but they really began to understand how accounting works. One of the most difficult concepts is understanding debits from credits.

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