How is technology changing teaching and learning? What place does gaming have in building skills that are critical for today’s workplaces -- and tomorrow’s? In this webinar, associate professors Beaumie Kim and Pratim Sengupta from UCalgary’s Werklund School of Education examine these topics and discuss how educators are using technology and gaming to engage students and deepen their learning.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Beaumie Kim is an associate professor and chair of Learning Sciences with UCalgary’s Werklund School of Education. Her work is focused on learners’ creating games as models of worlds for their own learning. Her research work is carried out in collaboration with teachers and students as design partners, and by observing their interactions, discourse and artifacts.
DATE
Technology and gaming in education
Recorded on January 18, 2018
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