This is fascinating.
Is it possible to access/sample some of the games you’ve developed? Have you published any results of the data analysis you have conducted to date on the instructional benefit of the games?

Wow! I can imagine some games that include opportunities for students to make and test real world predictions in a gaming context.

Hi,
Nice presentation. Would be interested to hear more about what level of learning is facilitated — fact, concept, process, model? Are there teacher barriers that you’re encountering? That is, what are the issues (IF ANY) that teachers have to reckon with in order to work with the students in the language of the games?

What a nice-looking video! How do you approach producing educational games, when it puts you “head to head” with multi-million dollar titles competing for the kids’ attention?

Is there more information available about Martian Boneyards? An educational MMO is an interesting idea, and could easily capitalize on many of the “gamification” aspects that typically engross people in that genre.

I"m wondering if you might have given thought to the educational value of students designing and coding their own games as related to or different from the educational value of playing games. Thanks for thought-provoking project!

Great video! Teon mentioned using the backend click data to look for patterns of play, and I am wondering how much success you have had with that line of work, and correlating the click data with learning?

I’d also like to hear the reply to Brian – what learning is facilitated — fact, concept, process, model, and how you’re measuring that?

Jodi, nice video. I am really looking forward to learning more about what you are learning from your projects. I need to tryout Zoombinis!! What environments are you using to develop your games. regards!

Thanks for http://edge.terc.edu. I’m just beginning to explore the site. Do you send alerts to new posts?

I meant alerts about new posts to your website.

hmmm…. I don’t think we have that feature but I will look into it.

Otherwise, I can just check your website from time to time. We appreciate what you’re doing.

thanks Charles – your “Ask A Teacher” stuff looks cool too!

Thanks for viewing “ASK a Teacher.”

Really interesting project, Jodi. Regarding Priscilla Law’s comment above, I also see potential for games to enhance learning in several areas. We are in the midst of a project developing online tools for studying emerging diseases such as Ebola and a game that would help student understand how different infectious diseases spread and concepts such as Rnought would be very powerful.

Hi Jacquie!
there are a few games like this out there…such as https://www.brainpop.com/games/immunesystemdefe... and
http://immuneattack.org/ as well as others I think.

Very well produced presentation! But I yearned for the voices of the kids who are playing the games! What do they say?

Nice video. I’m wondering about the social component of these games— how do you make educational free choice games a social experience? Also, the video mentioned something early on about students’ talk. Are you examining the ways in which students talk around the science changes?

Such an important area to study. As you collect more data on the learning experience while students are engaged in game play, it will be interesting to see where it could lead.

Since you are creating lots of different games, I was wondering how you approach the challenge of making games that are both fun and educationally relevant? What has worked well for you? Are there any pitfalls that you have fallen into along the way? Any specific experiences that other learning game designers should learn from?

What an interesting project and great video. Capitalizing on what students are already engaged in is such a great way to hook them. All the student images I see are of boys – was that because girls don’t engage in these games? I’d like to think that’s not the case, but am curious to hear.

Miriam – we had many girls in our research study – it just so happened that the day we had arranged to video this, only boys showed up. Females are the fastest growing game audience, largely because it was so male dominated for a while. Many popular games still have terrible female characters and models so there is much work to be done there, but our games seemed to appeal to both boys and girls.

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful and helpful comments and questions. Enjoy the rest of the show!

EdGE had found an excellent way to reach the students and get them learning. Where can a teacher find these resources. What subjects are you currently developing games for? Great work!