video games

Changing the Game

Kurt Squire’s article, Changing the Game: What Happens When Video Games Enter the Classroom?, discusses the benefits and disadvantages of the use of games as learning tools in classrooms. He says that “the important question is not whether educators can use games to support learning, but how we can use games most effectively as educational tools”. As Squire says, there is no doubt that gaming will be a part of the classroom of the future; the question is how we will use these games to effectivelyClick here to read more »

Piagetian Learning Theories

Learning Theory Blog Post by: Rhonda Adams
 
Piaget's learning theories are centered around his stages of cognitive development.  He devised a system to show the developmental stages of children to better understand how children learn.  The first stage is sensorimotor which is from birth to 2 years.  Preoperational is 2 to 7 years, Concrete operational is 7 years to 11 years, and abstract thinking is 11 years and up.  He theorized that every person must goClick here to read more »