Bridging Literacies with Videogames
Bridging Literacies with Videogames

Author: Hannah R. Gerber

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-23

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 9462096686

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Bridging Literacies with Videogames provides an international perspective of literacy practices, gaming culture, and traditional schooling. Featuring studies from Australia, Colombia, South Korea, Canada, and the United States, this edited volume addresses learning in primary, secondary, and tertiary environments with topics related to: • re-creating worlds and texts • massive multiplayer second language learning • videogames and classroom learning These diverse topics will provide scholars, teachers, and curriculum developers with empirical support for bringing videogames into classroom spaces to foster meaning making. Bridging Literacies with Videogames is an essential text for undergraduates, graduates, and faculty interested in contemporizing learning with the medium of the videogame.

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition

Author: James Paul Gee

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1466886420

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Cognitive Development in a Digital Age James Paul Gee begins his classic book with "I want to talk about video games–yes, even violent video games–and say some positive things about them." With this simple but explosive statement, one of America's most well-respected educators looks seriously at the good that can come from playing video games. This revised edition expands beyond mere gaming, introducing readers to fresh perspectives based on games like World of Warcraft and Half-Life 2. It delves deeper into cognitive development, discussing how video games can shape our understanding of the world. An undisputed must-read for those interested in the intersection of education, technology, and pop culture, What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy challenges traditional norms, examines the educational potential of video games, and opens up a discussion on the far-reaching impacts of this ubiquitous aspect of modern life.

Studying Gaming Literacies
Studying Gaming Literacies

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9004429840

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Organized into two sections, Studying Gaming Literacies explores the rich methodological approaches to gaming literacies scholarship as well as the possibilities of engaging in research in both classrooms and informal learning settings.

Disciplinary Literacy Connections to Popular Culture in K-12 Settings
Disciplinary Literacy Connections to Popular Culture in K-12 Settings

Author: Haas, Leslie

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-11-13

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1799847225

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Literacy and popular culture are intrinsically linked as forms of communication, entertainment, and education. Students are motivated to engage with popular culture through a myriad of mediums for a variety of purposes. Utilizing popular culture to bridge literacy concepts across content areas in K-12 settings offers a level playing field across student groups and grade levels. As concepts around traditional literacy education evolve and become more culturally responsive, the connections between popular culture and disciplinary literacy must be explored. Disciplinary Literacy Connections to Popular Culture in K-12 Settings is an essential publication that explores a conceptual framework around pedagogical connections to popular culture. While highlighting a broad range of topics including academic creativity, interdisciplinary storytelling, and skill development, this book is ideally designed for educators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, administrative officials, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Videogames, Libraries, and the Feedback Loop
Videogames, Libraries, and the Feedback Loop

Author: Sandra Schamroth Abrams

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-04-22

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1800715056

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Offering a fresh understanding of the learning potential of youth videogaming in public libraries, and delving into research-based accounts which showcase feedback mechanisms that nurture meaningful learning, Abrams and Gerber equip readers to re-envision library programming that specifically features youth videogame play.

The Video Game Debate 2
The Video Game Debate 2

Author: Rachel Kowert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-29

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1000224287

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This student-friendly book provides an accessible overview of the primary debates about the effects of video games. It expands on the original The Video Game Debate to address the new technologies that have emerged within the field of game studies over the last few years. Debates about the negative effects of video game play have been evident since their introduction in the 1970s, but the advent of online and mobile gaming has revived these concerns, reinvigorating old debates and generating brand new ones. The Video Game Debate 2 draws from the latest research findings from the top scholars of digital games research to address these concerns. The book explores key developments such as virtual and augmented reality, the use of micro-transactions, the integration of loot boxes, and the growth of mobile gaming and games for change (serious games). Furthermore, several new chapters explore contemporary debates around e-sports, gamification, sex and gender discrimination in games, and the use of games in therapy. This book offers students and scholars of games studies and digital media, as well as policymakers, the essential information they need to participate in the debate.

Why Video Games are Good for Your Soul
Why Video Games are Good for Your Soul

Author: James Paul Gee

Publisher: Common Ground

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 186335574X

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Imprint. In this text, built entirely around computer games and game play, the author shows how good video games marry pleasure and learning and, at the same time, have the potential to empower people.

Luminous Literacies
Luminous Literacies

Author: Mary Frances Rice

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1800434545

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Luminous Literacies shares examples of teachers and educators using local knowledge to illustrate literacy engagement and curriculum-making through scholarly accounts of experiences in teacher preparation courses, classrooms, and other community spaces in New Mexico.

Conducting Qualitative Research of Learning in Online Spaces
Conducting Qualitative Research of Learning in Online Spaces

Author: Hannah R. Gerber

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1506335225

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Qualitative researchers have grappled with how online inquiry shifts research procedures such as gaining access to spaces, communicating with participants, and obtaining informed consent. Drawing on a multimethod approach, Conducting Qualitative Research of Learning in Online Spaces explores how to design and conduct diverse studies in online environments. The book focuses on formal and informal learning practices that occur in evolving online spaces. The text shows researchers how they can draw upon a variety of theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and data sources. Examples of qualitative research in online spaces, along with guiding questions, support readers at every phase of the research process.