Can Grand Theft Auto Inspire Professors? Educators Say the Virtual Worlds of Video Games Help Students Think More Broadly.

Carlson, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ676406

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Can Grand Theft Auto Inspire Professors? Educators Say the Virtual Worlds of Video Games Help Students Think More Broadly.

Carlson, Scott

Chronicle of Higher Education, v49 n49 pA31-A33 Aug 15 2003

Discusses opposing views of the role video games might play in higher education, with some college faculty advocating their use as teaching tools and others asserting that the games have little to say about real life. Also describes some research into video games as learning tools. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Leisure Time, Thinking Skills, Video Games

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Language: English

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