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The Math Games Seminar: A Mathematical Learning Community, Anthony Delegge, Ellen Ziliak
The Math Games Seminar: A Mathematical Learning Community, Anthony Delegge, Ellen Ziliak
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Learning communities can be an effective means of engaging university students across disciplines. Games have always been a source of both enjoyment and interesting mathematics. Based on our own interest in games, and the deep, strategic discussions we found ourselves having with students when we played games with them, we decided to design a learning community around the mathematics of games. We hoped in particular that such a community could be a great pathway to introducing mathematical thinking to students not majoring in mathematics, and that they would gain a greater appreciation for our field. In this paper, we describe …
Gaming Your Mathematics Course: The Theory And Practice Of Games For Learning, Kathleen H. Offenholley
Gaming Your Mathematics Course: The Theory And Practice Of Games For Learning, Kathleen H. Offenholley
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Learning through play is fundamental to humans and to many other animals. Game Based Learning is an interactive pedagogy that has as its foundation the tenet that games, by their very nature, increase learning through positive emotional experience. This article introduces readers to what games in mathematics classes have the potential to do, including to decrease anxiety, increase motivation, and deepen learning through immersive gaming. The article then connects this theory to practice, providing examples of both computer and non-computer games in introductory middle school, high school and college mathematics. The article analyses how these games work, and makes the …