How Computer Games Help Children Learn

This book looks at how particular video and computer games-such as Digital Zoo , The Pandora Project , SodaConstructor, and more-can helpteach our children and students to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, urban planners, journalists, and other professionals. In the process, new "smart games" willgive them the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a changing world.

David Williamson Shaffer is Associate Professor of Learning Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Game Scientist at the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory. A former teacher, curriculum developer, teacher-trainer, and game designer, he has taught in the United States and with the U.S. Peace Corps in Nepal. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Foreword: Seeing the Future--James Paul Gee
Introduction
Epistemology: The Debating Game
Knowledge: The Digital Zoo
Skills: Escher's World
Values: The Pandora Project
Identity: Science.net
Beyond the Industrial School: The Future of Education and How We Get There
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