(Below is quoted from Games MOOC II)

"Badge Requirements:


What do I have to do to earn this badge (or badges within this collection)?

The Games Based Learning badge requires:
• Introduction during in the “What is Your Name and Your Quest” forum during the first week of the Games Based Learning MOOC

• Detailed game based learning original post (150 – 200 words) in a forum for each of the six weeks: 

screenshot or screencapturepost tweeted out to the #gamemooc community link to game based learning blog article, research article or games based learning video in the original post that is also put up in one of the Games MOOC Diigo group.

• Reply (50 – 100 words) in the forum for each week of the Games Based Learning MOOC discussion forums.

• Participation in three (3) #gamemooc tweetchats over the course of the Games Based Learning MOOC.

• Curation of one (1) #gamemooc tweetchat posted in Games Based Learning MOOC journal  http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com/journals … by midnight the Friday directly following the Tweetchat.

• Curation of one (1) Games Based Learning MOOC live event in the journal  http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com/journals … by December 10, 2012.

• Create a portfolio such as storify that curates the work done in the Games Based Learning MOOC to include a digital footprint page that demonstrates presence in an online community of educators, discussion posts, events, attendance and curation of live online events. This will include a reflection paper or video due December 10, 2012.

If you have any questions, please message kae on this site or email gamesmooc@gmail.com"

(Below is quoted from my forum post)

"Hello everyone!

My name is Sherry Jones, and I am a Rhetoric and Composition Instructor at multiple community colleges. I am also part of the Games MOOC Advisory Group.


What is your Quest? or tell us why you have decided to join us in the exploration of games based learning?
My current quest is to create a MOOC that focuses on Rhetoric and Composition + GBL. I attended Games MOOC I, so naturally, I must attend Games MOOC II! I love the group of game-minded educators I get to meet here (and very much appreciate the professional development opportunity and for the chance to grow my PLN). Also, what's not to like about getting the free opportunity to learn more about games?


What level of Education are you thinking of using GBL for?
I am already using GBL with my college level students, and I want to incorporate even more intensive games into my courses (provided that I learn how to play those games too. So many games . . .)


What types of games are you thinking about using?
Games MOOC I has totally sold me on Minecraft, so I'm definitely using Minecraft for my Rhet Comp courses. Also, Bastion, League of Legends, Samorost, Flower, Flow, Journey, Eve Online (still debating on how many games I can cram into my courses)


How much experience do you have in gaming?
I've been playing video games since the invention of Atari (that should give you an idea of just how much game time I've clocked). My game nerd passion is for action games and point-and-click adventure games (always looking for engaging story lines). However, in terms of adventure games, I'm obsessed with watching other people play horror games (because I'm too scared to play those games myself). Amnesia, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill, anyone? So, yeah, my experience is extensive. It wasn't until recent years, with a hectic teaching schedule, that I had to stop playing video games. Who knew that GBL would give me the chance to revisit video games again?


What are your expectations of GBL's affect on your students / clients?
Being that I center my instruction on the multimodal text theory, I treat video games as multimodal texts, of which contain complex semiotics and rich content. I expect GBL to enrich my students' understanding of the world as text (in terms of Derrida), and enhance their ability to analyze and synthesize the world as text. Video games (depending on type) present virtual reality constructions that can be de-constructed for understanding types of compositions (affected by age level of gamers), rhetorical effects, power relations, cultural and social situations (that affect the game rhetoric), and so on. There is A LOT to be learned from games, and I will stop here before I write a novel in the forum.


Are you looking for collaborators?
I'm not actually looking for collaborators to work on my course (since I already have collaborators working with me). However, I believe that simply participating in this MOOC will help me improve my curriculum design. Really looking forward to this!


Please also include your weapons of choice - weapons of mass social media.
Oh oh, I already answered this question in my response to the forum question on Social Network Knowledge Construction. It's copy and paste time! "As a social media junky. I use the following to build my personal PLN:Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Scoop.it (I got bitten by the bug too, Leesdale~), Snip.it (Scoop.it's evil twin), Storify (great news articles generated by professional journalists and casual users), Learni.st, So.cl, Bottlenose.com (visualizer of social media), Classroom20.com, Diigo (this is a big one), Popurls.com (good ole' aggregator), Netvibes (aggregator #2), Wordpress (RSS subscription), a myriad of educational blogs, MOOCs (intense participation in these gotta count). No, no, I'm not insane enough to check each site on a daily basis (can you imagine?). How I DO keep track of them is with my trusty smartphone-email/RSS subscription service, feeding me content on a daily basis. I'm basically reading all the time between breaks, and dreaming of social media conversations. I suppose I should curate all this in our diigo group?

Level of engagement - Lead (aka pretty intense) - I not only get feeds, but I also contribute to the feed stream and "lead" the conversations. I also create individual groups in diigo for different courses I am teaching. I also run 3 wordpress sites on teaching and ed-tech. I have to admit that I use facebook most intensely, as I am posting on facebook 2-3 times on a daily basis. Google + isn't there for me yet, but its apps (ex. Google Hangout) are pretty amazing."


Let us know your twitter handle, your blog and any other SoMe that you would like to share.
Here are my hideouts ('cause I'm batman):
Twitter @autnes
Youtube - autnes
Storify - Sherry Jones


Ok, ok, I'll stop!  :D

Mind Erasure (aka Sherry Jones)
about.me/sherryjones"

(Below is quoted from my forum post)

"Hey Rurik!

So nice to see you here at the Games MOOC! Thanks for the compliment. 

I think I saw some of your chats appear when I mentioned the Games MOOC during Nov 16, 2012 Webex session, but your chats disappeared so fast from the screen that I couldn't catch the comments you've made.

Yes! We definitely need more educators joining us at Games MOOC (and MOOCs are indeed "cool"). We need more voices to help us convince others that game-based learning will help motivate our students to learn (through casual and serious games)

In solidarity! (and keep in contact, man~)
Mind Erasure (aka Sherry Jones)
about.me/sherryjones

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#6993108 Rurik Nackerud wrote:

Hello! I am Rurik. I don't get out much anymore but I am here and love the GamesMooc! To find out more about me check out my profile, visiting my blog, or reading here:

Rurik (Rory) Nackerud teaches online in traditional classrooms at the middle, high school and post-secondary levels. His interest in educational technology, immersive learning environments and applying best practices to both professional development and student interactions frame his educational activities. Currently a doctoral student at Portland State University, he continues to study the impacts of new technologies and their influence on education. His doctoral work focusses on Game-based learning and motivation as well as research into iPad implementations, closing the achievement gap, bilingual teacher education and STEM, and how communities and coalitions form around learning experiences (MOOC are cool).

I listened to the presentation by Sherry just now and also had a second chance to listen to her via CCCOnline. Sherry you are a rockstar!"

(Below is quoted from my forum post)

"Hello everyone! My name is Sherry Jones (aka Mind Erasure), and I am a Rhetoric and Composition Instructor, a Digital Storytelling + Ed-Tech trainer, and an Edupunk (if I may label myself). I am passionate about researching and implementing innovative teaching models in face-to-face and hybrid classrooms, and my current obsession is with game-based learning (GBL); currently, I am steeped deep in research in the rhetoric of games, the innovative methods for rhetorically analyzing games, and the methods for facilitating students to design their own aesthetically enticing and rhetorically effective games. Before joining this wonderful Games MOOC, I have had some experience in gamifying the classroom using missions, experience points, and video games, as you can see in exhibit A here:

"Gamifying the Classroom" by Sherry Jones
bit.ly/gamify2012

After taking Games MOOC I, I realize that there is just so much more to learn about the world of games (and that this type of learning model has been around for a very, long time). Even though I practice curating games (and nudge at my students to help me curate), taking this Games MOOC has helped me confront and acknowledge the grim reality that there are still so many more games and research on GBL that I know very little of. So, I feel excited and anxious to learn a lot more from all of you, possible curators, in Games MOOC II. As you learn with us, please curate your findings, reflections, game goodies, etc., so we can all learn together!
_______________

The Always Excited (and overly hyper),

Mind Erasure (aka Sherry Jones)
about.me/sherryjones"

(Below is quoted from my forum post)

"As a social media junky. I use the following to build my personal PLN:

Facebook
Twitter
Google +
Scoop.it (I got bitten by the bug too, Leesdale~)
Snip.it (Scoop.it's evil twin)
Storify (great news articles generated by professional journalists and casual users)
Learni.st
So.cl
Bottlenose.com (visualizer of social media)
Classroom20.com
Diigo (this is a big one)
Popurls.com (good ole' aggregator)
Netvibes (aggregator #2)
Wordpress (RSS subscription)
A myriad of educational blogs
MOOCs (intense participation in these gotta count)

No, no, I'm not insane enough to check each site on a daily basis (can you imagine?). How I DO keep track of them is with my trusty smartphone-email/RSS subscription service, feeding me content on a daily basis. I'm basically reading all the time between breaks, and dreaming of social media conversations. I suppose I should curate all this in our diigo group?

Level of engagement - Lead (aka pretty intense) - I not only get feeds, but I also contribute to the feed stream and "lead" the conversations. I also create individual groups in diigo for different courses I am teaching. I also run 3 wordpress sites on teaching and ed-tech. I have to admit that I use facebook most intensely, as I am posting on facebook 2-3 times on a daily basis. Google + isn't there for me yet, but its apps (ex. Google Hangout) are pretty amazing.

Mind Erasure (aka Sherry Jones)
about.me/sherryjones"

(Below is quoted from my forum post)

"Slowly adding to that game list (doing this during breaks between teaching classes, argh).

2 Games - The Enchanted Cave and Mr. Bree (listed in Google Docs, Flickr, and Diigo)

Question: I know the games I've posted are not exactly serious (educational) games, but I teach my students to analyze these games using rhetoric and comp principles. Should they be in the Google Docs list? The games would partially satisfy Big "G" game requirement (social interaction + social topics)

If they are not, I do have other games that specifically teach philosophy, rhetoric and composition (though not as exciting).

Cheers~
Mind Erasure (aka Sherry Jones)
about.me/sherryjones"