Hey gang–our next Game-Based Learning Faculty Interest Group will take place on Nov. 1 @ Studio 2 @ BMCC from 10-12noon. Here’s a happy poster to entice you to come!
Here is a link for a PDF for nice printing. Help spread the word!
All posts by Francesco Crocco
New Mobile Game Turns Teachers Into Superheroes
“Teachers of New York City” is superhero game for Apple devices where educators don masks and capes to battle “school closings, educational programs being cut, and teachers across the United States being laid off due to massive budget deficits.” What a great idea! Download the app and read more here:
via New Mobile Game Turns Teachers Into Superheroes – Education – GOOD.
“Critical Gaming Pedagogy”
In the recent article “Critical Gaming Pedagogy,” Francesco Crocco (that’s me) explains that game-based learning can be used to reproduce existing social conditions, what he calls “gaming-to-work,” or to foster critical thinking about education and society. As an example of Critical Gaming, he provides a review of his use of a modified version of Monopoly to teach the inequalities and effects of social class. The article was recently published in the journal Radical Teacher and can be accessed online in JSTOR. Visit the Radical Teacher website for more information.
