Digital Game-Based Learning

Marc Prensky (New York, NY) is the founder and CEO of games2train.com, a ground-breaking pioneer in the field of Digital Game-Based Learning. He was a vice president at Bankers Trust and developed the first Game-Based Learning applications for Harvard Business School, JP Morgan, The Boston Consulting Group, and many other clients.

Part One: Introduction / Background. 1. The Digital Game-Based Learning Revolution. 2. The Games Generations: How Learners Have Changed. 3. Why Education and Training Have Not Changed. 4. Digital Game-Based Learning: New Hope for Learner-Centered Training and Education. Part Two: How Games Teach and Why They Work. 5. Fun, Play and Games: What Makes Games Engaging?. 6. Digital Game-Based Learning: Why and How It Works. 7. Digital Game-Based Learning for Kids and Students: Edutainment. 8. Digital Game-Based Learning for Adults. Part Three: What Leading Organizations are Doing. 9. Digital Game-Based Learning in Business: 41 Examples and Case Studies, from the Incredibly Simple to the Amazingly Complex. 10. True Believers: Digital Game-Based Learning in the Military. Part Four: Implementation. 11. Bringing Digital Game-Based Learning into Your Organization. 12. The Roles of Teachers and Trainers in Digital Game-Based Learning: Digital Game-Based Instruction. 13. Convincing Management and Getting the Bucks: Making the Business Case for Digital Game-Based Learning. 14. Evaluating Effectiveness: Does It Work?. 15. So You Have an Idea... 16. The Future: Where Do We Go from Here?.