Comments on: http://www.thethinkingstick.com/authentic-information%e2%80%a6the-future-of-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=authentic-information%25e2%2580%25a6the-future-of-education Educator Consultant Author Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Harris http://www.thethinkingstick.com/authentic-information%e2%80%a6the-future-of-education/#comment-821 Christopher Harris Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:48:46 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=44#comment-821 "Maybe it’s not about the video game…maybe it’s about authentic learning? Maybe video games allow us to get closer to authentic learning, in some cases, then other types of media? Maybe this generation isn’t about video games, iPods, Playstations…maybe their about AUTHENTIC INFORMAITON maybe they see through all the smoke and mirrors of education because authentic information is at their finger tips. " If you haven't tried America's Army, you might want to check it out. It is basically a recruitment/propaganda tool for the Army disguised as a free video game. To access the actual gameplay, you have to go through "basic training" where real army drill instructor characters lead you through the army's training manual. Want to play as a medic? You have to sit through medical classes (and pass the tests). The classes aren't interactive/mmorpg environments, but imagine if they were? Distance learning Everquest style with avatars would be something VERY cool! “Maybe it’s not about the video game…maybe it’s about authentic learning? Maybe video games allow us to get closer to authentic learning, in some cases, then other types of media? Maybe this generation isn’t about video games, iPods, Playstations…maybe their about AUTHENTIC INFORMAITON maybe they see through all the smoke and mirrors of education because authentic information is at their finger tips. ”

If you haven’t tried America’s Army, you might want to check it out. It is basically a recruitment/propaganda tool for the Army disguised as a free video game. To access the actual gameplay, you have to go through “basic training” where real army drill instructor characters lead you through the army’s training manual. Want to play as a medic? You have to sit through medical classes (and pass the tests). The classes aren’t interactive/mmorpg environments, but imagine if they were? Distance learning Everquest style with avatars would be something VERY cool!

]]>