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https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/3310| Title: | Why are Online Games So Compelling and What Can We Learn from Them to Improve Educational Media? |
| Authors: | Maunders, Susan Borko, Hilda |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2008 |
| Publisher: | International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc. |
| Citation: | Maunders, S. & Borko, H. (2008). Why are Online Games So Compelling and What Can We Learn from Them to Improve Educational Media?. In Kanselaar, G., Jonker, V., Kirschner, P. A., & Prins, F. J. (Eds.), International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ing a learning world. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference for the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2008, Volumes 3 (pp. 95-97). Utrecht, The Netherlands: International Society of the Learning Sciences. |
| Abstract: | Poster will report Phase I of a three-phase mixed methods research project currently underway. My research explores teens' beliefs and motivations that keep them playing online games at a rate that some describe as "addiction." Early findings indicate that teens believe school is not preparing them for the future, but online gaming is. This belief may indicate a sea change in how teens feel about educational institutions and their willingness to learn from them. |
| URI: | https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/icls2008.3.95 https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/3310 |
| Appears in Collections: | ICLS 2008 |
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