Higher & Continuing Education, Experimental Methods, Distance & Online Learning, Education 

Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and LearningLearning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual WorldsStrategies for Online InstructionClark AldrichLearning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual WorldsThe infusion of games, simulations, and virtual worlds intoonline learning can be a transforming experience for both theinstructor and the student. This practical guide, written byeducation game expert Clark Aldrich, shows faculty members andinstructional designers how to identify opportunities for buildinggames, simulations, and virtual environments into the curriculum;how to successfully incorporate these interactive environments toenhance student learning; and how to measure the learning outcomes.It also discusses how to build institutional support for using andfinancing more complex simulations. The book includes frameworks,tips, case studies and other real examples, and resources.Praise for Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and VirtualWorlds"Clark Aldrich provides powerful insights into the dynamic arenaof games, simulations, and virtual worlds in a simultaneouslyentertaining and serious manner as only he can. If you are involvedwith educating anyone, from your own children to classrooms full ofstudents, you need to devour this book."— Karl Kapp, assistant director, Institute for InteractiveTechnologies, Bloomsburg University"At a time when the technologies for e-learning are evolvingfaster than most people can follow, Aldrich successfully bridgesthe perceptual gap between virtual worlds, digital games, andeducational simulations, and provides educators with all theyreally need to use this technology to enhance and enrich theire-learning experiences."— Katrin Becker, instructor, Department of Computer Scienceand Information Systems, Mount Royal College, and adjunct professorof education, University of Calgary"I consider this a must-read for anyone engaged in orcontemplating using these tools in their classrooms or designingtheir own tools."— Rick Van Sant, professor of learning and technology, FerrisState University - from Amzon