ENGAGE Wiki
Introduction
ENGAGE stands for European Network for Growing Activity in Game-based learning in Education.
The experiences in previous and on-going game related projects show that there is; a high potential in the application of games for learning; a strong interest amongst an increasing group of practitioners in the introduction of new game-based approaches; a lack of awareness amongst other stakeholders of the potentials of games for learning and for curricular contents; a lack of information about where to obtain resources and good practice relevant for curricular contents; and a lack of awareness regarding quality issues in the context of games used for learning.
The ENGAGE activities are structured to have a wide-ranging impact:
- the objective is to prove that GBL is a method applicable for all five sectors of education,
- the ENGAGE tools will support adaptation of GBL regarding local and cultural issues, and
- the valorisation activities are defined to cover directly 12 EC countries and to initiate further dissemination and uptake of tools and methods in the rest of the countries.
Using the ENGAGE Wiki
The information contained in the help tool on the ENGAGE portal can be found in this wiki. Use the menu on the right hand side of each page to navigate to these information topics.
The topics were created in an effort to support educators in introducing or adapting Game Based Learning in the classroom. Some of the topics include:
- a brief history of games
- some information on game players, the games industry and game genres
- case studies of the use of games in classrooms
- information for matching games to the learner or curriculum
- considerations for selecting games and
- information for integrating them into the classroom.
Contributing to the ENGAGE Wiki
Pages have been created where community members can add some case studies and examples or contribute some thoughts on their experiences of Game Based Learning that could benefit others. Please use the pages listed below the Contribute heading in the navigation menu on the right hand side of this page.
