Archive for November, 2008

GLLS Notes – Games in Libraries? Teach Me More

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

This workshop, led by Randy Christensen of Southern Utah University, presented a lot of great questions we should all be considering as we move to implement gaming as an educational and community-building strategy. It’s nice to get a little pragmatism mixed in with the enthusiasm – if nothing else, it’s a strong reminder that our [...]

GLLS Notes: Grand Theft Childhood

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Kids these days. Am I right? Always corrupting their fragile young minds with penny-dreadful books comic books slasher films television video games filled with sex and violence! According to Dr. Lawrence Kutner, author of Grand Theft Childhood, the concerns surrounding gaming are just the latest version of the tendency to Please, Think of the Children! [...]

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