What is Game Based Learning and where do I start? What about games vs. gamification vs serious games vs COTS?A Guide to Game-Based Learning by Vicki Davis - Edutopia (2014)
A great starting point - it discusses GBL vs gamification, various types of games, some terminology and a section entitled, "Where do I start?" What more could you ask for! Teaching with Games: Using commercial off-the-shelf computer games in formal education by Richard Sandford, Mary Ulicsak, Keri Facer and Tim Rudd
A very complete (definitely longer) look at using COTS games in the classroom - very practical and hands on with excellent applicable idea on this subject. Game Based Learning in the Classroom: Adolescent Literacy in Perspective
This edition features several articles on GBL and gamification - well worth a look. |
edWeb.net - Game Based Learning - Professional Community
This is an excellent source of information that offers webinars and many other resources (including an amazing spreadsheet of games with info - great for Assignment #4) If you sign up, you get access to this full document which runs from 2012 - 2015 and offers links and thoughts about a huge variety of games for many different age levels. |