Teaching educational design through computer game design: Balancing expectations, abilities, and outcomes

Educating Learning Technology Designers: Guiding and Inspiring Creators of Innovative Educational Tools

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 182-202

  Shelton, Brett E ^a,b,c,d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Creative Learning Environments Laboratory   (United States)

^c Immersive Media Research Consortium   (United States)

^d Utah Institute of Emergency Services and Homeland Security   (United States)

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EID: 84906447924     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203357217     Document Type: Chapter

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