SecondLife. Computer games and learning. Minecraft. Online Financial Literacy Education Platform> Products. 3D GameLab Guildsite - Let the journey begin! Creating a Game-Based Online Class. One of the things that I like the most about the field of instructional design is the opportunity to think about that hard to quantify meta-level where you are teaching someone how to teach someone else. The most effective way to do this is to have your learner live the experience that you are trying to teach them to create.
Unfortunately, the medium of a blog post does not permit me to teach you how to create a game-based curriculum by experiencing it. This adds a layer of complexity to my task, but one that is not insurmountable. It is my hope that you can follow these easy steps to design and implement your own game-based class in the near future. Step 1: Define your Objectives This is exactly the same process you should undertake at the beginning of planning for any class.
Content knowledge objectivesDiscipline-specific knowledgeDiscipline-specific technical skillsOther technical skills (technology skills)Other academic skills Image: dream designs / FreeDigitalPhotos.net. The 21st Century Learner. Game Freaks - XBOX360 modifications. XBOX 360 Modifications and Repairs There are three types of modifications available for XBOX 360 - Drive Flashing, xKey Installation and RGH (previously known as JTAG). Flashing allows you to run backup disc on your XBOX 360 and the other two allow games to run off a hard drive. xKey can only run full XBOX 360 games off an external hard drive where RGH can run games either off your internal or an external hard drive. In addition to that, RGH also allows you to install and run Arcade games (usually only available through XBOX Live), DLC-s (downloadable content) as well as homebrew software like old consoles emulators.
Prices: XBOX 360 Firmware flashing ("Fat" boxes) ... $80 XBOX 360-S (Slim) Gen1 Firmware Flashing ... $100 XBOX 360-S (Slim) Gen2 Firmware Flashing ... $160 xKey Installation ("Fat" and "Slim Gen1") ... $169 xKey Installation ("Slim Gen2") ... $220 RGH (JTAG) Installation (any model) ... $150 Update firmware (any model) to latest versions ... $40 Copyright 2013 Game Freaks. Does games based learning work? « One of the questions educators ask me about games is “Does games based learning work?”.
It’s a reasonable question, but it’s not the what people mean. Firstly, I can’t begin to answer without also asking them in return “Is play a serious activity?”. Most people seem believe it is, and can cite numerous examples from their own lives. What they are really asking is “How could games based learning work in my context”. This is almost impossible to definitively answer, but we can find numerous arguments to say that it might already be working – we just need to be more conscious of where and when. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by dan taylor Children engage in learning processes in several different contexts. Game players can take up a game or put it down at will, but the first-year writing course is rarely voluntary. Many educators have not grown up around video games, and games certainly have not consulted educators in their evolution.
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