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How can we make sure that our children are learning to be creative thinkers in a world of global competition - and what does that mean for the future of education in the digital age? David Williamson Shaffer offers a fresh and powerful perspective on computer games and learning. How Computer Games Help Children Learn shows how video and computer games can help teach children to build successful futures - but only if we think in new ways about education itself. Shaffer shows how computer and video games can help students learn to think like engineers, urban planners, journalists, lawyers, and other innovative professionals, giving them the tools they need to survive in a changing world. Based on more than a decade of research in technology, game science, and education, How Computer Games Help Children Learn revolutionizes the ongoing debate about the pros and cons of digital learning.… (mais)
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Indeed, what is a "career" or a "vocation" except a role-playing game extended over and adult lifetime. --Merlin Donald, Professor of Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
For Amy, Nell, and Maya, who let me play the best role of all: Daddy
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
The news is chilling.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
These are the things worth learning—and thus the games worth playing.
How can we make sure that our children are learning to be creative thinkers in a world of global competition - and what does that mean for the future of education in the digital age? David Williamson Shaffer offers a fresh and powerful perspective on computer games and learning. How Computer Games Help Children Learn shows how video and computer games can help teach children to build successful futures - but only if we think in new ways about education itself. Shaffer shows how computer and video games can help students learn to think like engineers, urban planners, journalists, lawyers, and other innovative professionals, giving them the tools they need to survive in a changing world. Based on more than a decade of research in technology, game science, and education, How Computer Games Help Children Learn revolutionizes the ongoing debate about the pros and cons of digital learning.