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Fiddling on the Fly: Thinking, Learning, and Designing Using Board Games

Sat, April 14, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Sheraton Wall Centre, Floor: Third Level, North Parksville

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Though the use of board games for teaching and learning is not new (Fine, 1983), new board games styles (e.g., Leacock, 2007), new focus on computational literacy (e.g., diSessa, 2000), and new focus on games and learning (Gee, 2007) has created interest in the affordances of board games for learning and the differences from video games for learning (Berland & Lee, 2011; Zagal, Rick, & Hsi, 2006), including an emphasis on collaboration, ease of design iteration, and an increased accessibility, particularly in rural are not well-networked locations. This symposium collects learning scientists representing four different perspectives on how physical games can foster learning, collaboration, and design thinking.

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