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A Good Game is More Than a Pile of Facts
Manage episode 303802355 series 90861
Can all games provide learning activities? Is there a connection between scientific models and games? How can educators evaluate games and simulators as learning tools in the classroom? David Gagnon joins the Lab Out Loud podcast to discuss designing and evaluating games for learning, and describes how his team integrates learning theory to create meaningful games that make personal connections to students.
About Our Guest David Gagnon is the Director of a game studio and research lab at the University of Wisconsin called Field Day.
Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2021/10/episode-252-games-and-simulators
286 episodes
Manage episode 303802355 series 90861
Can all games provide learning activities? Is there a connection between scientific models and games? How can educators evaluate games and simulators as learning tools in the classroom? David Gagnon joins the Lab Out Loud podcast to discuss designing and evaluating games for learning, and describes how his team integrates learning theory to create meaningful games that make personal connections to students.
About Our Guest David Gagnon is the Director of a game studio and research lab at the University of Wisconsin called Field Day.
Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2021/10/episode-252-games-and-simulators
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