The Game Learner

This blog is all about using games in education - my particular interest is computer based games but it includes everything from roleplays to quizzes and puzzles and much much more.

Games can motivate learners by engaging their imaginations, giving them control over their experiences, challenging them, enabling them to experience authentic and relevant activities and providing multimedia stimulation.

I’ve been exploring the use of games in learning for a couple of years now in my work with the Flexible Learning team at the Canberra Institute of Technology, a fairly practically based vocational education and training institution. (TAFE if you’re in Australia otherwise known as a polytechnic among other things.)

My background is in audio/video production and working with games offers a new exciting dimension of interactivity that I think is ideal for learning.