Teachers will explain the value of video games in the classroom at a Dundee conference.
Game to Learn, hosted by Dundee College and Abertay University, has attracted delegates from all over the country eager to hear how games-based education can positively affect learning.
The conference began on Thursday.
Derek Robertson, from Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS), said, “Over the past few years the LTS has been working with partner schools across Scotland to help nurture the idea that commercially available computer games…can be used to help create appealing, purposeful and challenging contexts for learning.
“Visitors to Scottish schools should not be surprised to find games such as Nintendogs, Eyepet, Professor Layton, Dr Kawashima or Guitar Hero playing a central role in learning and teaching.
“These visitors would also find a developing culture of games design in our schools…that Scottish learners have the capacity and capability to develop the skills required to create and not just consume computer games.”
Among the speakers will be Louise Reid and Judi Regan from Menzieshill Nursery in Dundee, who will explain how children use the game Kinectimals to make friends with animals.
Jim Coyle, depute head of St Andrews Primary School, will explain how using the Nintendo DS in the classroom is helping pupils with literacy and numeracy.
Lisa Sorbie, principal teacher of English at Perth High School, will tell the conference how an S2 class used a game on the Nintendo to explore the noir genre of writing.
Helen Adam and Stephanie O’Donnell are holding a workshop on how games can be used to engage with hard to reach pupils.