Dennis Bartels

Game-Based Learning Where Do Learning Games Go From Here? from Endless Network By Dennis M. Bartels and Alan Gershenfeld     Jan 3, 2023 More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues: Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious.

Game-Based Learning What Have We Learned Since Oregon Trail? from Endless Network By Dennis M. Bartels     Nov 21, 2022 Oregon Trail has an extraordinary origin story, illuminating many of the crucial elements that make games engaging and powerful for learning. Given its exceptional start within a favorable early ecosystem, one might expect hundreds—even thousands—of compelling games for learning on the market today. But, as with Oregon Trail, the path has not been straightforward or simple.