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Computer Games for Learning: An Evidence-Based Approachreviewed by Jenny S. Wakefield & Lin Lin — February 23, 2015 Title: Computer Games for Learning: An Evidence-Based Approach Author(s): Richard E. Mayer Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge ISBN: 0262027577, Pages: 304, Year: 2014 Search for book at Amazon.comTo view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Jenny Wakefield
University of North Texas
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JENNY S. WAKEFIELD is a Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas. Her recent work includes supporting learning of 21st century students in higher education using technologies such as in Old Alton, a computer applications course delivered using transmedia storytelling with alternate reality game components, the use of virtual worlds in the Student Second Life Success Program, and the online course design for the UT Dallas Freshman course UNIV1010. She has published journal articles and book chapters on instructional design and the use of social media, games for learning, simulations, virtual worlds, and transmedia in education. Journals include the International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal, TechTrends and the International Journal of E-Learning.
- Lin Lin
University of North Texas
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LIN LIN is an Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. Her research lies in the intersection of technology, cognition, and learning. She has conducted research on the impacts of new media and technologies on the brain, cognition and learning, specifically in media multitasking, online learning, and game-based learning. Lin received her doctoral degree from Teachers College Columbia University, and has published in dozens of journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Computers and Education, Journal of Educational Computing Research, Computers in the Schools, and Learning, Media, and Technology. She has been interviewed and cited news media such as Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Le Temps, Ingenioren, and the Scientific American.
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