Online Learning Update

September 12, 2010

At the University of Florida online learning class, You Can Get an A in Starcraft

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

By: NATE JONES, Time News Feed

Take it away, course description:

“’21st Century Skills in Starcraft’ is an 8-week, entirely online course that uses the popular real time strategy (RTS) game Starcraft to teach valuable 21st Century Skills through a hands-on approach. With society becoming increasingly technology-based and fast-paced, it is important for professionals to be highly proficient in skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, resource management, and adaptive decision making. […] This course includes required weekly game play, viewing and analysis of recorded matches, written assignments which emphasize analysis and synthesis of real/game-world concepts, and collaboration with other students.”

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/01/at-the-university-of-florida-you-can-get-an-a-in-starcraft/

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