I recently came across James Paul Gee through David Smith. He is exactly what I was looking for: an eloquent champion of the beneficial role of computer games in learning.
You can see him in two great talks here and here. Wikipedia entry here.
Three points that resonated:
“School is all manual and no game.” A Professor of [...]
I’m going to start fondly at home: with dysTalk.
Last October, Tom Maher gave a talk for us on Video Games and Children. It was an elegant and convincing argument against their use from the perspective of a teacher, and shall form a perfect opening for our debate.
His allegations:
1. They take up children’s time and make [...]
With the optimism of the summer and a new academic year, this blog is going to see some changes.
4 posts a week,
A bit more direction
I’ve felt myself lurch ever closer to the ‘club bore’ on matters of education; this blog (rather than the ears of bored friends) shall become by receptacle instead. Education [...]
Hello! I am an educational consultant. I founded my own tuition group, Russell Group Tutors, in March 2007. I then founded an online resource on learning difficulties, dysTalk, with Josh Pull in January 2008. I am interested in writing, memory, Education and educational policy, amongst other things.