Schedule

=Course Schedule - Western Oregon University= Entertainment Game Review due 5/10 || Educational Game Review due 5/17 || Learning Environment Design Project due 5/24 ||
 * **Class** || **Topics** || **Assignments** ||
 * = **Week 1** || * Why Video Games? - Motivation, immersion, and teaching
 * 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 5/3
 * = **Week 2** || * Game-Based Learning – What is a game, and why do games appeal?
 * 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 5/10
 * = **Week 3** || * Identity Principle
 * Material intelligence
 * Inquiry-based learning
 * 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)
 * Entertainment Game Review presentations || Reading Journal Entry #3 (Chapters 5-6) due 5/17
 * = **Week 4** || * 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)
 * Educational Game Review presentations || *Extra Credit* Reading Journal Entry #4 (Chapters 7-8) due 5/24 ||
 * = **Week 5** || * Insider Principle
 * Learning Environment Design Project presentations
 * Game Demo: WolfQuest (Wolf Ecology Game)
 * Game Demo: Moonbase Alpha (Space Science Game)
 * Game Demo: The Radix Endeavor (STEM Game) ||  ||