Hi everyone,
The lessons at the Mxl were fun and entertaining. I had a great time enjoying the different games in the Mxl. Beyond the fun and entertainment; the games had an educational purpose. The various games aid in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor development of students. The different games serve to teach students valuable lessons that relate to their lives. For instance, the game ‘Dafur is dying’ will teach students on how to strategize appropriately in order to save the dafurians. They can apply the skill of adopting appropriate strategies to their learning. Additionally, it creates awareness among students to realize that water is a precious resource. On the other hand, the Mcvideo game promotes entrepreneurship among students. The Wii games guide students on the rules of certain sports. Some of the strategies learnt in these wii games can be applied to real life games like bowling. Hence game based learning acts to arouse the interest of the students as well as enable them to make good use of the knowledge that they acquired.
Educational gaming can also serve to promote the various pedagogical approaches. The games may encourage collaborative learning ( e.g. trauma center).Additionally, they can facilitate problem based learning and experiential learning.
Social gaming shifts from the traditional way of teaching whereby most of the learning is passive. It is a form of deprofessionalised teaching. It provides students with hands-on experience and allows for self discovery.Educational gaming does not seperate learning and assessment.Furthermore, it acts to promote creativity and innovation among students.
On the flip side, it might be argued that gaming will be inappropriate for certain subjects. Additionally, opponents of educational gaming may cite that it causes an addiction among students which might be disadvantageous to them. But it must be taken into consideration that the students are addicted to learning which will affect them positively.
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