2. Outline
 Digital Game-based Learning
 Gamifying Teaching
 Gamifying Deutsch
 Advanced German Game

3. Digital Game-based Learning
 Marc Prensky’s Digital Game-based Learning (2001)
 James Paul Gee’s What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning
and Literacy (2003)
 Clark Aldrich’s Simulations and the Future of Learning: An Innovative
(and Perhaps Revolutionary) Approach to e-Learning (2004)
 Marc Prensky’s Don’t Bother Me, Mom, I’m Learning!”: How Computer
and Video Games Are Preparing Your Kids for 21st Century Success and
How You Can Help! (2006)
 David Gibson, Clark Aldrich, and Marc Prensky’s Games and
Simulations in Online Learning: Research and Development
Frameworks (2007)

4. Liberman on Game Theory
Interactive games are powerful environments for
learning and skill development:
- Fun and engaging
- Experiential and applied
- Motivate learning and skill development
- Challenging
- Rewarding

5. Feedback on Games
Games vs. book [6-9 year old kids]:
“Game lets you try things out.”
“You get the experience in games.”
“Games tell you when you’re wrong.”

6. Digital Game-based Learning
(DGBL)
Growing interest in DGBL based on:
 Ongoing DGBL Research
 Digital Natives – Disengaged with Traditional
Instruction
 Increased Popularity of Games/Gaming

7. Considering Games
Integrating DGBL in the Classroom
 Choosing a Suitable Game
 Game needs to align with the Curriculum
 Aligning the Game with the Content

8. Gamifying Teaching
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.htm

10. Templates
 Time Saving
 High Quality
 No Copyright
 Student Motivation

11. Align the Stars
(Powerpoint)

12. Gamifying German
 http://www.wix.com/FunGerman/Games

17. Advanced German
 http://www.catan.de

21. Go out and Gamify your language classes!