Video Games as the New 21st-Century Literacy

How has navigating & designing video games, as a form of digital literacy, opened up a new world of possibilities for engagement, problem solving & critical thinking for young learners?

Thursday, September 11 from 11am-12pm PT (2-3pm ET), this realtime chat took place.

This webinar was part of a month-long series titled “Embracing Video Games for Interest-Powered Learning.” Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/embracegbl

From this Series:

• Part 2—Addressing Skepticism Around Using Video Games for Learning
• Part 3—Honoring the Player: Respectful and Inspirational Game Design
• Part 4—Growing Recognition of the Power of Game-Based Learning

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Matthew Farber – Social Studies teacher at Valleyview Middle School, in Denville, New Jersey
• Erin Hoffman – Game Design Lead at GlassLab Games
• Kylie Peppler – Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences; Director of The Creativity Labs at Indiana University Bloomington

Resources for this webinar:

• Q&A with Katie Salen: Seeing Games as a Vital Part of 21st Century Literacy and Assessment
• Exploring interest-powered learning in informal game design clubs
• “Gaming the System: Designing with Gamestar Mechanic”
• Research & Evaluation on GlassLab Games & Assessments
• [PDF] American Psychological Association: “The Benefits of Playing Video Games”
• [PDF] “Video Games: Good, Bad, or Other?”
• Stay tuned to p21.org for a post from Jim Gee on “How can educators use games to redesign teaching and learning?”
• ‘Because Play Matters’ Game Lab at Syracuse University

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter