Games-based Learning

Idea Magazine is an online journal around technology ideas and this month, they’re focusing on Gaming. I was asked by journalist and writer, JJ Worrall, to speak about my opinions on Games-based Learning in the Classroom. I felt it only fair to point out that it is individual teachers in Ireland who are driving this in schools rather than anything at government level. I also mentioned the growth of Scratch in schools, which I believe should be a central starting point in introducing programming skills into primary schools.  Worrall also talks to Patrick Felicia from WIT, who gives information on his own research into GBL. You can read the full article by clicking on the title of this article.