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ID: Andrea HildrethClient: Walden University, Capstone Project

Item: Book Review, Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal

Book Review Part II

Covering pages 52 - 115

Fix #3: More Satisfying Work“Compared with games, reality is

unproductive. Games give us clearer missions

and more satisfying, hands-on work.”(p. 55)

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Poll: Sounds like “meaningful instruction”. Is there a limited range of subjects that can be taught this way?A. Meaningful instruction is an unachievable goalB. Only experiential instruction can be made

meaningful (not memorization-based exercises)C. Technology can help us engage learners in most

subject areasD. I am uninterested in this poll question

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Fix 4: Better Hope of Success“Compared with games, reality is hopeless.

Games eliminate our fear of failure and

improve our chances for success.”(p. 68)

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Inclusion of an Outside Resource:

TED Keynote Featuring McGonigal

Tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/y9bkj96

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Let’s ChatDo you think that reading McGonigal’s book would change the way you approach Instructional Design?

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Fix #5: Stronger Social Connectivity“Compared with games, reality is

disconnected. Games build stronger social

bonds and lead to more active social

networks. The more time we spend

interacting within our social networks, the

more likely we are to generate a subset of

positive emotions known as “prosocial

emotions”(p. 82)

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Let’s ChatConsidering social connectivity in learning.

In designing online instruction we talk about the importance of learning communities.

Does McGonigal’s description of “prosocial emotions” seem aligned with our discussion of learning communities?

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Fix #6: Epic Scale“Compared with games, reality is trivial.

Games make us a part of something bigger

and give epic meaning to our actions.”(p. 98)

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Let’s ChatAbout designing meaning into instruction.

How can we know that the learners will share our interpretation of “meaning”?

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The End of Part IIFinal comments or questions?

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