Games and Learning Research Going to Scale with New Federal Dollars
Posted by Sarah J. • November 6, 2009
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison will develop technology to allow computers to teach complex real-world problem solving, thanks to a large grant from the National Science Foundation.
The work builds on successes students have had playing the computer game “Urban Science,” whose development was supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
In the game, middle- and high-school students learn about mathematics, science and technology by working as urban planners. Watch principal investigator David Williamson Shaffer and students discuss their experiences playing Urban Science here.
For more details on the planned work, read University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Elizabeth Bagley’s blog post on virtual mentoring and assessment.
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