Game Based Learning Constructing Engaged Learning Environment Using Digital Games

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Game Based Learning Constructing Engaged
Learning Environment Using Digital Games

• Eric Tao, Ph.D.
• Chair, School of Information Technology
• and Communications Design
• Director, Center for Interactive Media
  Games (CIMGames)
• California State University
• Monterey Bay

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Introduce Myself

• Why are you here?
• Attracted by the title?
• Asked by the administration
• Attracted by the handsome guy?

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I Do what I Preach

• Teach vs. learn
• Learn vs. test
• Test vs. demonstrate
• demonstrate vs. perform
• Perform vs. solving real problems
• have a productive, fulfilling, happy life

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Problems in learning

• Wrong problem in teaching
• What is the greatest challenge in the classroom?
  Disengaged students.
• Why are we learning this?
• This is boring
• I dont understand the book at all
• Is this useful
• etc

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Exercise

• What game do you like most and why
• List 3 problems you would like your students to
  solve after finishing your course
• What can be the most engaging game/activities/proj
  ect you can design for each of these (or all of
  these)

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Three trends for GBL

• Learners are different
• Pace of change is different
• Problems are different
• No clear solution or procedure
• Trial and error is norm
• Technology provide individualized interactive
  tools

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Three ways of learning

• Analysis philosophy, logical
• Empirical experiment, scientific methods
• Trial and error games, most working
  environment, real behavior change, case studies,
  project-based learning
• But we only do the first two?!

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UPS cant deliver to an empty home
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Engage!
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Einstein

• I dont teach, I just arrange an environment so
  my students can learn.
• It is not how good the school are, it is how good
  the classmates are

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Lao-Tse

• Wu wei er zhi??

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Example

• US Military
• K-12
• Higher-Ed programs, including MBA

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CIMGames

• Center for Interactive Media and Games
• Funded by Department of Homeland Security
• Research and development in interactive media,
  entertainment, games for instructive purpose.

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Q A
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Keeping Playing and Learning

• eric_tao_at_csumb.edu
• 831-582-4222