Learning through Digital Game Design and Building in a Participatory Culture

Qing Li

ISBN 10: 1433116790 / ISBN 13: 9781433116797

Published by Peter Lang Sep 2014, 2014

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book discusses topics concerning digital game-based learning focusing on learning-by-game-building and Web 2.0. Grounded in the new theoretical perspective of enactivism, this book shows how such an approach can help students gain deep understanding of subjects such as mathematics and history, as well as undergraduate or graduate students' learning of pedagogy and also adult driver's learning of road safety rules. Written for undergraduate students in teacher education, experienced teachers, and graduate students, this book is an ideal text for courses related to technology integration and digital game-based learning. It is also beneficial for researchers, educators, parents, school administrators, game designers, and anyone who is interested in new ways of learning and digital games. 232 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning through Digital Game Design and Building in a Participatory Culture
• Publisher: Peter Lang Sep 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433116790
• ISBN 13: 9781433116797
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 155H x 17D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 480 grams

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Synopsis

This book discusses topics concerning digital game-based learning focusing on learning-by-game-building and Web 2.0. Grounded in the new theoretical perspective of enactivism, this book shows how such an approach can help students gain deep understanding of subjects such as mathematics and history, as well as undergraduate or graduate students’ learning of pedagogy and also adult driver’s learning of road safety rules. Written for undergraduate students in teacher education, experienced teachers, and graduate students, this book is an ideal text for courses related to technology integration and digital game-based learning. It is also beneficial for researchers, educators, parents, school administrators, game designers, and anyone who is interested in new ways of learning and digital games.

About the Author

Qing Li (PhD in educational technology from University of Toronto) is a full professor in the Department of Educational Technology at Towson University and was co-director of its UTeach Program. She has published widely on educational technology and cyberbullying. Her most recent book (co-edited with Donna Cross & Peter K. Smith) is Cyberbullying in the Global Playground: Research from International Perspectives.