19. Intertextual Principle: The learner understands and recognizes the relationships between different, interconnected texts (the connections within a genre). The learner comes to this understanding after achieving an understanding of some texts. This is useful to the learner, as recognizing connections (intertextuality) helps the learner make sense of different aspects of a text.
Gee explains that the best learning occurs through multiple media modes (such as text, pictures, video, etc.) Video games offer this in conjunction with their complete immersion experience. Gee suggests that education should incorporate more modes.
Principle 20: The Multimodal Principle: “Meaning and knowledge are built up through various modalities (images, words, symbols, interactions, abstract designs, sounds, etc.), not just words” (Gee 110). This principle is pretty self-explanatory: it suggests that learning is best achieved when a variety of methods are used. Words are not the only or best way to teach and learn, but experimentation, visual stimuli, sound, etc. are more effective for true learning to occur.
This principle is simple. It states that various “modalities” are what build and enforce meaning and knowledge, rather than words alone. These modalities can include images, texts, symbols, interactions, abstract design, sound, etc. That’s supposedly why videogames can help build meaning and knowledge in ways that simple books cannot.
EXAMPLE: My 10-month-old is at it again. He’s learning quite a bit at this stage of life, but not through words alone. In fact, he most likely can’t understand a lot of the words I say and he definitely can’t read. But he learns through what he sees, smells, hears, and feels. Various modalities influence his perception, and he builds A LOT of meaning and knowledge in a VERY SHORT TIME of his life.
22. Intuitive Knowledge Principle: Intuitive knowledge built up through repeated practice, often associated with an affinity group. In this setting, this knowledge counts a great deal and is honored.
19. Intertextual Principle: The learner understands and recognizes the relationships between different, interconnected texts (the connections within a genre). The learner comes to this understanding after achieving an understanding of some texts. This is useful to the learner, as recognizing connections (intertextuality) helps the learner make sense of different aspects of a text.
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Gee explains that the best learning occurs through multiple media modes (such as text, pictures, video, etc.) Video games offer this in conjunction with their complete immersion experience. Gee suggests that education should incorporate more modes.
Principle 20: The Multimodal Principle: “Meaning and knowledge are built up through various modalities (images, words, symbols, interactions, abstract designs, sounds, etc.), not just words” (Gee 110). This principle is pretty self-explanatory: it suggests that learning is best achieved when a variety of methods are used. Words are not the only or best way to teach and learn, but experimentation, visual stimuli, sound, etc. are more effective for true learning to occur.
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ReplyDeleteThis principle is simple. It states that various “modalities” are what build and enforce meaning and knowledge, rather than words alone. These modalities can include images, texts, symbols, interactions, abstract design, sound, etc. That’s supposedly why videogames can help build meaning and knowledge in ways that simple books cannot.
EXAMPLE: My 10-month-old is at it again. He’s learning quite a bit at this stage of life, but not through words alone. In fact, he most likely can’t understand a lot of the words I say and he definitely can’t read. But he learns through what he sees, smells, hears, and feels. Various modalities influence his perception, and he builds A LOT of meaning and knowledge in a VERY SHORT TIME of his life.
22. Intuitive Knowledge Principle: Intuitive knowledge built up through repeated practice, often associated with an affinity group. In this setting, this knowledge counts a great deal and is honored.
ReplyDelete#23: Even when we begin learning, we do so in controlled, simplified part of a domain.
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