Serious Games in Higher Distance Education

Autor/in	Celestini, Ann
Titel	Serious Games in Higher Distance Education
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 46 (2020) 3, (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Celestini, Ann)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-6677
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Distance Education; Game Based Learning; Educational Games; Technology Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; Student Motivation; Learner Engagement; Behavior Theories; Cognitive Processes; Constructivism (Learning); Learning Theories; Networks; Design; Behaviorism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Educational game; Lernspiel; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulische Motivation; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Behaviourism; Behaviorismus
Abstract	Games have been socially entrenched throughout history as a form of entertainment. Current rapidly changing technological advances have permitted an increasingly prominent means of utilizing these entertainment sources in an instructional capacity for educational purposes. As a result, serious games focus on engaging learners in activities which are not developed solely for enjoyment purposes. Goal oriented pursuits based in either an authentic or fictitious scenario can be designed to improve motor and cognitive abilities or learner knowledge (de Freitas & Jarvis, 2006; Lamb et al., 2018; Protopsaltis et al., 2011). Serious games promote intentional, active, and mobile learning that can be successfully used as a supplemental educational tool to facilitate a situated understanding of specific content (Admiral et al., 2011; Gee, 2005). This paper is a brief overview of game-based learning, or serious games, as an innovative instructional strategy in higher distance education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01