Zagami, J. (2014, October). Is computer gaming the new ICT to be integrated into school curriculum?. Paper presented at the Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Retrieved from http://acec2014.acce.edu.au/sites/2014/files/attachments/ACEC2014%20Is%20Computer%20Gaming%20the%20new%20ICT %20to%20be%20integrated%20into%20school%20curriculum.docx Just as the integration of ICT into the curriculum took time and faced initial obstacles, so too does the integration of computer games into the curriculum. Emerging from a mixed methods research project focusing on learning and teaching with digital games in Australian classrooms, four distinct approaches to educational games are developed: Game Play as a process, Game Building as a process, Game Play as a context, and Game Building as a context. The SAMR model was applied to consider these as progressive adoptions of computer gaming that achieve increasingly transformative learning processes. Then within the use of games as contexts for learning, a Secondary Worlds model was used to then consider these contexts at Philosophic, Epic and Naïve levels. Finally, the TPACK model was extended to include computer games as a GPACKS evaluation model of the appropriate use of computer games for various curriculum content, pedagogical approaches, and student gaming preferences.

1. 2:30

2. Is computer gaming the new ICT to
be integrated into school
curriculum?

3. Dr Jason Zagami
jason.zagami.info

4. Lecturer
Griffith University
School of Education and Professional Studies
Gold Coast

7. Australian Council for
Computers in Education
President
Editor
Australian Educational Computing
Australian College of
Educators
(Gold Coast Region)
President
ADE
Apple Distinguished Educator
Google Certified Teacher

9. SAMR
Game Play as a process (Substitution)
Game Building as a process (Augmentation)
Game Play as a context (Modification)
Game Building as a context (Redefinition)

11. Secondary Worlds

14. Subcreation

15. Philosophic
Epic
Naïve

18. Gamer Types
Scientist 6%
Politicians 22%
Socialite 7%
Habitualists 5%
Strategists 32%
Competitors 11%
Collectivists 11%
Soloist 5%

19. Gamer Taxonomy
Intuitive
Proactive Reactive
Diligent

20. TPACK

21. GPACK

22. Interested in more detail?
Friday 11:30 am to 12:00 pm in Meeting Room 8
Secondary Worlds & Computer Gaming in Education
with specific examples in schools and teacher education

23. Dr Jason Zagami
Griffith University
www.zagami.info