Distance Learning and Gaming

This week in class we learned about distance education. We explored the website, GetEducated.com to discover more about distance education. We talked about the pros and cons to distance learning and compared it to getting a real degree in a classroom. We also had readings on gaming and what the values are of gaming, if there are any. I believe that the right games can help promote learning and makes learning fun at the same time.

The value of gaming is so great, I think, in the field of education. There are countless games in the market and on the internet that promote educational learning. For example, StarFall challenges children to complete sentences and increases their vocabulary. I intend on using games in the classroom as a teaching aid. I think that students will think the games are a fun way to learn. In the classroom I volunteered in last semester, the teacher had a certain time everyday for stations during the English instruction and one of the stations was a computer program that had multiple games to play to help with vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.

This YouTube clip shows how a racing game can help teach mechanical engineering topics to students. I chose this clip, because it shows how gaming can help educate people in such a wide range of subject area.