At the local university (who should really know better), the housing section of their website throws up this interesting message:
!STOP!
You are using an unsupported version of Firefox. Only Firefox 1.0 is supported by this application. Please use Internet Explorer or the free Netscape 8.1 browser.
I am using the latest FF and I really don't get this one.
I was told by someone from India that the main purpose of Bollywood is to sell music.
Also, in a culture where arranged marriage is almost always the case, the story is usually about finding true love.
So what Bollywood provides is catchy music and forbidden (fantasy) stories. That is what makes it popular some parts of the world, but probably not in the Western world.
This has been discussed many times before. For example, I first encountered this idea formally in Digitial Game-Based Learning by Marc Prensky. The premise is that in order to reach kids, you have to use the medium they are growing up in. Today, video games are a significant part of most children's environment.
I believe that while games can teach certain skills, such as reflex, pattern-recognition, problem-solving, etc., I am not sure games can successfully teach actual subject matter.
As several people have already noted, if the games inspires the child to find out more about a subject, then the games has been a catalyst for learning. But the game itself is not teaching the subject matter.
I think the reason for this is that we are not yet good enough to be able to seemlessly integrate the subject matter into game play without making it obvious that you are trying to teach it.
I would like to hear about examples that prove me wrong.
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cheney?
Dice Wars is a simplified Risk game that is quite fun.
what if I am very trustworthy but can't spell or use proper grammar?
Sorry for the wasted bandwidth. Most spellcheckers wouldn't have caught this one.
And Pray for /. to get a spellchecker (Preview just isn't the same for a lot of people).
... you know the rest. All I can do is quote from POTC3: "Finally!"
At the local university (who should really know better), the housing section of their website throws up this interesting message: !STOP! You are using an unsupported version of Firefox. Only Firefox 1.0 is supported by this application. Please use Internet Explorer or the free Netscape 8.1 browser. I am using the latest FF and I really don't get this one.
"From the article: 'If our talent base weakens, our lead in technology, business, and economics will fade faster than any of us can imagine.'"
This is not only a computer science issue. This is, or soon will be, true for all technical professions.
And don't think business or professional services are safe from faltering.
Unless we strongly invest in education and our youth, the sun will quickly set on the U.S. of A.
I was told by someone from India that the main purpose of Bollywood is to sell music.
Also, in a culture where arranged marriage is almost always the case, the story is usually about finding true love.
So what Bollywood provides is catchy music and forbidden (fantasy) stories. That is what makes it popular some parts of the world, but probably not in the Western world.
This has been discussed many times before. For example, I first encountered this idea formally in Digitial Game-Based Learning by Marc Prensky. The premise is that in order to reach kids, you have to use the medium they are growing up in. Today, video games are a significant part of most children's environment.
I believe that while games can teach certain skills, such as reflex, pattern-recognition, problem-solving, etc., I am not sure games can successfully teach actual subject matter.
As several people have already noted, if the games inspires the child to find out more about a subject, then the games has been a catalyst for learning. But the game itself is not teaching the subject matter.
I think the reason for this is that we are not yet good enough to be able to seemlessly integrate the subject matter into game play without making it obvious that you are trying to teach it.
I would like to hear about examples that prove me wrong.