Connected Gaming - What Making Video Games Can Teach Us about Learning and Literacy

How making and sharing video games offer educational benefits for coding, collaboration, and creativity.

About the author

Yasmin B. Kafai is Lori and Michael Milken President's Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, coauthor of Connected Gaming, Connected Code, and Connected Play (all published by MIT Press) and other books.

Quinn Burke is a Senior Research Scientist in the Learning Sciences at Digital Promise. Quinn's research examines the effectiveness of different coding activities for introducing computer science and computational thinking to students. Quinn's research has been supported by a number of state and federal grants. Previously, Quinn taught at the college and high school levels.

Product details

• Authors: Quinn Burke, Burke Quinn, Yasmin B. Kafai, Kafai Yasmin B.
• Assisted by: Steinkuehler Constance (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2024
• EAN: 9780262551557
• ISBN: 978-0-262-55155-7
• Weight: 369 g
• Illustrations: 13 B&W ILLUS.
• Series: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, Ethical & social aspects of IT, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Video & Mobile, Computer games / online games: strategy guides, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices