Gaming is not about merely playing games. It's about learning through creative problem solving, social interaction, diplomacy, collaboration, and critical thinking. This presentation for the 2011 K-12 Online Conference explores how gaming creates a learning environment that will engage students i 21st Century Learning.

1. Dr. Leigh Zeitz
University of Northern Iowa
zeitz@uni.edu
Drzreflects.com

2. drzreflects.com

3. onlineeducation.net

4. Bipbap.ru

6. Wilhelm Joys Anderson from Tokyo

8. Xperience Points Leveling Up
united.com

9. An organized system
using positive and
negative feedback
to direct a player
towards a desired
goal.
microsoft

10. An organized system
using positive and
negative feedback
to direct a learner
towards a desired
goal.
iclipart.com

11.  Goal for learner to
achieve
 Opportunity to perfect
a skill through practice
before moving ahead
 Positive/Negative
feedback for guidance
microsoft, iclipart.com

12. Game design in not
accidentally related to
learning but learning is
integral to it.
Game design is applied
learning theory.
Humanities.arizona.edu

13. games Gaming

15. sims3.com, allfacebook.com

16.  Turn-based strategy
 From prehistoric to future
times.
 Using research,
diplomacy, expansion,
economic development,
government, and military
conquest
firaxis.com

17.  Choice
 Long and Short Aims
 Progress Indicators
 Prompt/Meaningful Feedback
 Reward ALL Successful Efforts
 Failure is Real
 Elements of Uncertainty/Awards
 Socialization
Statejournal.com

18.  Process information quickly
 Ability to determine relevance
 Process information in parallel
 Explore information in non-linear fashion
 Assess information thru imagery  text
 Building networks of communication
 Ability to “play” – problem solve.
Jenkins, Purushotrma, Clinton, Weigel & Robinson, 2006

19.  Believes we need to play
21 billion hours of game
play a week to survive
the next century.
 Gamers combine ideas
to solve:
 hunger,
 poverty,
 climate change,
 global conflict, etc.
TED.com

20. World Without Oil
 Demand > Supply (5%)
 32 daysof crisis
 Players live solutions
 Collective Intelligence
 Problem Solving
Worldwithoutoil.com

21. Used with permission from Worldwithoutoil.com

23.  Complex
 Adaptive
 Searches for Meaning
 Meaning through Patterning
 Craves Challenge
 Inhibited by Threat
 Social
 Emotional Patterning
 Developmental
 Each Brain is Unique (Caine, 1994)
visionhelp.com

24. Orchestrated Immersion
 Complex, interactive
experiences
Relaxed Alertness
 Safe and highly-challenging
environment
Active Processing
 Internalize info by actively
processing it
visionhelp.com

25. P21.org, educateiowa.gov

26.  Creativity
 Innovation
 Critical Thinking
 Problem Solving
 Communication
 Collaboration
Framework for 21st Century Skills
P21.org

27.  Critical Thinking
 Complex Communication
 Creativity
 Collaboration
 Flexibility and Adaptability
 Productivity and Accountability
Iowa Core Curriculum, 2010
educateiowa.gov

28.  Construction of Learning
 Metacognition
 Educator/Student Partnership
 Collaborative Learning
 Meaningful Assessment in a
Real World Context
Iowa Core Curriculum, 2010
educateiowa.gov

29. 3DGameLab.com

30. 3DGameLab.com
3DGameLab.com

31. We must teach our students
for their tomorrows,
NOT our yesterdays.
Daniel Pink, 2009
kaboodle.com

32. We must teach our students
for their tomorrows,
NOT our yesterdays.
Daniel Pink, 2009
kaboodle.com

33. University of Northern Iowa
zeitz@uni.edu Twitter: @zeitz
DrZReflects.com Skype: leighzeitz
drzreflects.com