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Direct linkMiddleton, Howard – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2005
The development of Design and Technology curricula has always been premised on the importance of the act of designing and of the value of the contingent activity of creative thinking. Despite this, there has been a great deal of uncertainty about methods for developing creative thinking abilities in design and technology students. However, the…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Cognitive Psychology, Ethics, Technology Education
Gee, J. P. – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2005
A good instructional game, like many good commercial games, should be built around what the author calls "authentic professionalism." In such games, skills, knowledge, and values are distributed between the virtual characters and the real-world player in a way that allows the player to experience first-hand how members of that profession think,…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Video Games, Cognitive Psychology, Video Technology
