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15 Minutes of Fame: Learn to game, to game to learn


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Fun is a great motivator for learning - but you knew that, didn't you, World of Warcraft player? Think of all the math you've used poring over DPS charts and gear stats, all the reading you've done deciphering terse quest instructions ... the research you've put in to decode what you need to know and then where to find it ... the tactical analyses you've ground out figuring out how to get that last boss to fall ...

Peggy Sheehy and Lucas Gillispie came to our attention in the comments of a previous 15 Minutes of Fame about a player who teaches a college course inside the World of Warcraft. "My middle school will be starting with an after-school club (always the gateway)," wrote Peggy, "but others joining us will be implementing it with the 'at-risk' student population, the 'gifted' student group, as well as mainstream classes for specific content-area projects." This is no upstart project; Peggy established the first middle school on the Teen Grid in Second Life three years ago, while Lucas has established an online wiki where educators all over the world can collaborate on a standard-aligned curriculum for using WoW in the schools.

As Darkmaster Gandling would say, "School is in session!" 15 Minutes of Fame pulled up a chair to chat with Peggy and Lucas on using WoW as a platform for teaching.

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Author: SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Lisa Poisso)
Category: classesclassroomeducationLucas-GillispiePeggy-Sheehyschoolsworld-of-warcraft-interviewsworld-of-warcraft-peoplewow-communitywow-interviewswow-people
Publish Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST
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