We have come across incorporating game based learning to various subjects such as Maths, Science, Social studies and Corporate /Business studies. So how about incorporating game based approach to Teacher Education?
It would be wonderful if teachers identify areas that require additional inputs before experimenting directly in class.
Quest2Teach fulfills your requirement.
Quest2Teach offers game infused curricula for teacher education so as to reduce the gap between educational theory and application. The teacher educators evolve their professional identity in various narrative 3D role based scenarios and try to address problems that may occur in real life scenarios.
Quest2Teach enables the teachers to perform transformational play that involves positioning persons with intentionality, content with legitimacy, and contexts with consequentiality.
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It also offers 2 frameworks:
Small ‘g’ games: For bounded, self contained games that can be completed.
Big ‘G’ infrastructures: For open-ended, integrating small g games into a larger infrastructure with affinity spaces that promote student driven extensions.
The following image is one of the screenshots of virtual classroom scenario created using Quest2Teach..
http://quest2teach.strikingly.com/
Just visit the above link and view the slideshow to get an idea about creating game based scenario for teacher educators.
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