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Designed for learning professionals and drawing on both game creators and instructional designers, Learning by Doing explains how to select, research, build, se

Contains research and current trends used in digital simulations of teaching, surveying the uses of games and simulations in teacher education.

Learning is at its best when it is goal-oriented, contextual, interesting, challenging, and interactive. These same winning characteristics also define the best