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Sunday
Feb222009

Educational Games

Can games really be educational? They are certainly addictive and engaging. Can we harness this aspect of games and use it to learn? In this video I show you why I believe the answer is yes. Let’s talk about what really good teaching is and what really good games are like. Then I take you on a brief tour of what I believe are some of the best examples of great educational games.

Link to The Psych Files podcast episode about educational games Link to The Psych Files podcast episode about educational games

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