Teaching

The syllabi for the classes I regularly teach are posted below.  Click on the number/name of the course to download the syllabus as a PDF document.

EDUC 222: Videogames & Learning

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EDUC 222: Videogames & Learning

Winter 2009

Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon

Prerequisites: None

Intended for: ALL undergraduates

Web Site: http://www.umich.edu/~fishman/games/

Professor: Barry Fishman (fishman@umich.edu)

Why are videogames fun? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. Good games draw you in, teach you how to succeed, and keep you engaged with a “just right” level of challenge. Most importantly, players learn while playing a well-designed game. Why isn’t school like that? This class takes a hard look at videogames, a hard look at education, and considers ways that each can be improved to maximize learning and performance.


ED601/SI549 -- Learning Technologies Across the Content Areas

ED601/SI549 -- Learning Technologies Across the Content Areas

Click on name of course to download the CURRENT syllabus from Fall 2006 (last updated 8/31/06).

ED603 -- Classroom-Based Research on Learning Technologies

ED603 -- Classroom-Based Research on Learning Technologies

Click on name of course to download syllabus from Winter 2004.

ED779 -- Technology and Teacher Learning

ED779 -- Technology and Teacher Learning

Click on name of course to download syllabus from Spring 2003.

ED758 -- Leadership, Learning Organizations and Technology

ED758 -- Leadership, Learning Organizations and Technology

Click on name of course to download syllabus from Winter 2006.

ED737/SI705/Psych808 -- Learning Sciences Seminar

ED737/SI705/Psych808 -- Learning Sciences Seminar

Click on name of course to download syllabus from Winter 2006.

© Barry Fishman — fishman@umich.edu