Center for Teaching and Learning

Once derided as a waste of time and potential cause of educational decline, gaming is now being analyzed for its powerful effects in motivating students to learn. Research is showing that video games provide high levels of motivation that leads to focused attention, social interaction, tolerance for failure, and complex problem solving. This workshop will discuss the literature on gaming and education to determine how we might use video games to motivate and improve student learning. Participants are encouraged to come with specific courses that they would like to enhance, so that we can work together for an “epic win.”


Facilitator: Tim Brackenbury

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