Learning about Europe through Educational Gaming

Autor/inn/en	Sim, Duncan; Boyle, Elizabeth; Leith, Murray Stewart; Williams, Alan; Jimoyiannis, Athanassios; Tsiotakis, Panagiotis
Titel	Learning about Europe through Educational Gaming
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 45 (2021) 1, S.155-161 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2020.1803816
Schlagwörter	Geography; Instruction; Teaching Methods; Educational Games; Geography Instruction; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Foreign Policy; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Feedback (Response); Immigration; Civil Rights; Role Playing; Computer Games; Europe; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geografie; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational game; Lernspiel; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Außenpolitik; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Rollenspiel; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Europa
Abstract	This paper explores the contribution to geography teaching which can be made by serious games. We describe the ways in which gaming has progressed from "dissected maps" and jigsaws through board games, to the range of online games which are available today. We describe the development, in conjunction with European partner institutions, of a new game, entitled "RU EU?", intended to raise student awareness of European issues, notably the question of European identity; this seems to be both important and topical at the time of Brexit. We describe the development and the nature of the game and its launch, and the feedback which we have received from students who have played it, and suggest that, while it is not necessarily a substitute for traditional lecture-style teaching, games such as this can provide an additional tool in the geography lecturer's armoury. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01