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Howard, Natalie-Jane – Learning, Media and Technology, 2023
Online gamification is an innovative educational practice, yet little is known about how the socio-material imbrications entailed in this pedagogical approach influence educator professional identities. Adopting a social-material sensibility to examine lecturer professional identities, this qualitative study mobilises visual-elicitation interviews…
Descriptors: Gamification, Educational Games, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Identity
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Anupam, Aditya – Learning, Media and Technology, 2022
In this paper, I ask: 'Can digital games support the learning of scientific inquiry as a situated practice? If so, how?' To approach this question, I draw upon feminist, STS, and pragmatist scholarship to develop a framework that can be used to analyze how a learning environment has been designed to teach scientific inquiry, as well as how it can…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Science Instruction, Instructional Design
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Beavis, Catherine; O'Mara, Joanne; Thompson, Roberta – Learning, Media and Technology, 2021
There is growing interest in the incorporation of digital games as part of the suite of offerings in museum education in heritage environments. Digital games are seen as ways of recreating historic worlds, affording empathetic and affective engagement, and increasing interest in and understanding of historical periods or processes, working in…
Descriptors: Museums, Video Games, Pilot Projects, Archaeology
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Beavis, Catherine; Muspratt, Sandy; Thompson, Roberta – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
There is considerable enthusiasm in many quarters for the incorporation of digital games into the classroom, and the capacity of games to engage and challenge players, present complex representations and experiences, foster collaborative learning, and promote deep learning. But while there is increasing research documenting the progress and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Games, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Chee, Yam San; Mehrotra, Swati; Ong, Jing Chuan – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
Teachers who attempt pedagogical innovation with authentic digital games face significant challenges because such games instantiate open systems of learner activity, inviting enquiry learning rather than knowledge acquisition. However, school environments are normatively sanctioned cultural spaces where direct instruction and high-stakes tests are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Educational Practices
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Bate, Frank; MacNish, Jean; Males, Steven – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
This paper discusses gaming in a Western Australian school for boys. The overriding ethos of the school is supportive of the potential of ICT to better engage students and deliver enhanced educational outcomes. The school sees game-based design as at the vanguard of innovation, but also accepts its important duty of care responsibilities. Tensions…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Single Sex Schools, Males