schedule_pacific

=Course Schedule - Pacific University= 6:00-7:00pm || * Why Video Games? - Motivation, immersion, and teaching 6:00-7:00pm || * Game-Based Learning – What is a game, and why do games appeal? Entertainment Game Review due 7/18 || 6:00-7:00pm || * Games and Motivation – Achieving, exploring, socializing, and competing in games Educational Game Review due 8/1 || 6:00-7:00pm || * Entertainment Game Review presentations Learning Environment Design Project due 8/15 || 6:00-7:00pm || * Educational Game Review presentations 6:00-7:00pm || * Insider Principle
 * **Class** || **Topics** || **Assignments** ||
 * = **6/28**
 * Semiotic domains & situated meanings
 * Game Demo: Evolver (Pre-Algebra Game)
 * Game Demo: Resilient Planet (Oceanography Game)
 * Game Demo: Dragon Box Algebra (Algebra Game)
 * Game Demo: Ludwig (Physics Game)
 * Game Demo: Fair Play (Academic Ethics Game)
 * Using the Wiki || Reading Journal Entry #1 (Chapters 1-2) due 7/5 ||
 * = **7/5**
 * Principles of design
 * Semiotic domains (cont.)
 * Game Demo: ReDistricting Game (Government Game)
 * Game Demo: Mission US (US History Game)
 * Game Demo: iCivics.org (Government Games)
 * Game Demo: Quandary(Language Arts Game) || Reading Journal Entry #2 (Chapters 3-4) due 7/11
 * = **7/11**
 * Identity Principle
 * Inquiry-based learning
 * Material intelligence
 * Game Demo: Villainy, Inc. (Pre-Algebra Game)
 * Game Demo: CSI: The Experience (Forensic Science Game)
 * Game Demo: Oncology (Medicine Game)
 * Game Demo: The Sports Network 2 (Journalism Game)
 * Game Demo: After the Storm (Journalism Game) || Reading Journal Entry #3 (Chapters 5-6) due 8/1
 * = **7/18**
 * Material intelligence (cont.)
 * Game Demo: Radix Endeavor (STEM MMO Game) || *Extra Credit* Reading Journal Entry #4 (Chapters 7-8) due 8/15
 * = **8/1**
 * Video games and transfer
 * Cultural models
 * Game Demo: Peacemaker Game (Israel/Palestine Conflict Game)
 * Game Demo: Global Conflicts: Palestine (Israel/Palestine Conflict Game)
 * Game Demo: On the Ground Reporter (Darfur Conflict Game) ||  ||
 * = **8/15**
 * Game Demo: WolfQuest (Wolf Ecology Game)
 * Game Demo: Moonbase Alpha (Space Science Game)
 * Game Demo: The Radix Endeavor (STEM Game)
 * Game-Based Learning Project presentations
 * Learning Environment Design Project presentations ||  ||