Brian Housand, Ph.D. brianhousand.com @brianhousand GAME ON! Integrating Games and Simulations in the Classroom It is estimated that by the time that today’s youth enters adulthood that they will have played an average of 10,000 hours of video games. By playing games, research suggests that they have developed abilities related to creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Come explore the history of games and simulations in the classroom and investigate ways that current games and simulations in digital and non-digital formats can be meaningfully and purposefully integrated into your learning environment.

2. INTEGRATING GAMES
AND SIMULATIONS
IN THE CLASSROOM
GAME
ON!
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3. GAME
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4. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

5. I AM A
GEEK

15. what is
a game

16. OBJECTIVESRULES OBSTACLES

17. GAMES
ARE
VOLUNTARY
GAMES
OFFER
CHOICES
CHOICES
HAVE
CONSEQUENCES
CONSEQUENCES
OFFER
FEEDBACK

18. FREEDOM TO
EXPERIMENT
FREEDOM TO FAIL
FREEDOM TO TRY ON
DIFFERENT IDENTITIES
FREEDOM OF EFFORT
-Scot Osterweil

19. Lev Vygotsky
17 November 1896
11 June 1934
Zone of proximal
development
social construcitivism
play theory

20. In play, children are
involved in an
imaginary situation,
with explicit roles
and implicit rules.
VYGOTSKY

21. This leads to a greater
degree of self-regulation,
the children's actions
being determined by the
rules of the game.
VYGOTSKY

22. When involved in play,
children's concentration
and application to the
task are much greater
than in academically-
directed activities
contrived by the teacher.
VYGOTSKY

23. Games are the most elevated form of investigation.

24. BOARD GAME Renaissance
Computer games
mobile games & Apps
GAMIFYING YOUR CLASS

25. ITECH

26. FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

45. STOP

46. PLAY

47. 10,000

48. Jackson, L. A., Witt, E. A., Games, A. I., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Zhao, Y. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and technology Project.
Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 370-376.
CREATIVITY
COMPUTER
USE
INTERNET
USE
CELL
PHONE
USE
VIDEO
GAME
PLAY

49. Jackson, L. A., Witt, E. A., Games, A. I., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Zhao, Y. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and technology Project.
Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 370-376.
CREATIVITY
VIDEO
GAME
PLAY

53. EXPERTS AT What?
creativity
communication
collaboration
problem solving
Task commitment
navigation

54. bit.ly/quest-to-learn

55. Collect Quest
Puzzle Quest
Share Quest
Drama Quest
Conquest
Grow Quest
Shrink Quest
Maze Quest
Story Quest
Delivery Quest
Seek and Destroy Quest
Spy or Scout Quest
Research Quest
Design Quest
Apprentice Quest
Tracking Quest
Experiment Quest

59. REAL
GAMES
VS.
EDUCATIONAL
GAMES

60. CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS

63. codecombat.com

64. http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-
learning/technology/50-of-the-best-video-
games-for-learning-2015

65. goosechase.com

66. PLAY

67. @brianhousand #carpetdiem

68. “While most games contain a clear reward system for players (moving up a level, receiving badges or points, etc.),
what may be most appealing to educators is that games provide students
A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN FROM FAILURE.
In games, exploration is inherent and there are generally no high-stakes consequences. Children are able to
EXPERIMENT AND TAKE RISKS
TO FIND SOLUTIONS
without the feeling that they are doing something wrong.
GAMES ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO
MAKE AND LEARN FROM MISTAKES,
which is a particularly important concept in the K-12 setting.”
GAME
BASED
LEARNING

69. GAMIFICATION:
The use of game
elements and
game-design
techniques in
non-game
contexts.

70. POINTS BADGES LEADER
BOARDS

71. POINTS
Effectively Keep Score
Determine WIN State
Connection Between Progress
and Reward
Provide Feedback
External Display of Progress
Data for Game Designer

72. BADGES
Goals to Strive Toward
Guidance About Possibilities
Visual Markers of
Accomplishment
Status Symbols
Tribal Markers

73. LEADER
BOARDS

74. ENGAGE

75. GAMIFICATION OFFERS CHOICE

76. It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.

78. Play

80. Magical and
Meaningful

84. Story

86. DEFINE LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

87. 2. Delineate Target Behaviors
DELINEATE TARGET BEHAVIORS

88. DESCRIBE YOUR PLAYERS

89. DEVISE
ACTIVITY
CYCLES

90. DON’T
FORGET
THE
FUN!

91. DEPLOY
APPROPRIATE
TOOLS

92. http://help.edmodo.com/teachers/
how-to-createmanage-badges/

94. BOSS LEVEL

96. YOU

98. brianhousand.com
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