Graduate Skills and Game-Based Learning Using Video Games for Employability in Higher Education /

• Main Author: Barr, Matthew (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Digital Education and Learning
• Subjects: Educational technology.; Higher education.; Digital media.; Ability.; Educational Technology.; Higher Education.; Technology and Digital Education.; Digital/New Media.; Skills.

This book explores the efficacy of game-based learning to develop university students' skills and competencies. While writing on game-based learning has previously emphasised the use of games developed specifically for educational purposes, this book fills an important gap in the literature by...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Video games and learning
• Chapter 2. Graduate attributes and games
• Chapter 3. Playing games at university
• Chapter 4. The student perspective
• Chapter 5. Reflections on game-based learning
• Chapter 6. The Educator perspective
• Chapter 7. The games industry perspective
• Chapter 8. Gaming for graduates.