Creating gusto through games and goals

Ben Clegg

Creating gusto through games and goals

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Goal-based learning (GBL) has long been used for teaching (Schank and Kass, 1996) and training (Collins, 1994), and game playing is also very widely used (Fudenberg and Levine, 1998). When both are used together it can become a winning combination that focuses students? attention, dismisses precepts about a subject, lowers barriers to preferred learning-styles and open minds to new tools, ideas and concepts. The combination can be achieved using basic traditional physical props (e.g. pens and paper) or advanced internet technology. This report briefly describes an offline and online approach and then summarises some of the main benefits to be gained from combining games and goals to get students going in the right pedagogical direction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Good practice guide in learning and teaching
Editors	Julie Green, Helen Higson
Place of Publication	Birmingham (UK)
Publisher	Aston University
Pages	35-38
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-854494-56-6
Publication status	Published - Jan 2009

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Name	Good practice guide in learning and teaching
Publisher	Aston University
Volume	6

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Good practice guide in learning and teaching
Higson, H. (ed.) & Green, J. (ed.), Jan 2009, Birmingham (UK): Aston University. 62 p. (Good practice guide in learning and teaching; vol. 6)
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Senior, C., Butler, M. J. R., Wood, J. & Reddy, P. A., Jan 2009, Good practice guide in learning and teaching. Green, J. & Higson, H. (eds.). Birmingham (UK): Aston University, p. 18-30 13 p. (Good practice guide in learning and teaching; vol. 6).
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