Homemade PowerPoint Games: Game Design Pedagogy Aligned to the TPACK Framework

Abstract

While researchers are examining the role of playing games to learn, others are looking at using game design as an instructional tool. However, game-design software may require additional time to train both teachers and students. In this article, the authors discuss the use of Microsoft PowerPoint as a tool for game-design instruction and the philosophical justifications for its use. They examine the research that has been conducted using homemade PowerPoint games in the classroom and detail how the implementation of the games has evolved in a manner that reflects the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework.There has been much fanfare about how education must adapt to the 21st century. Prensky (2010) noted that education must change in order to address the rapid technological changes that are occurring at an increased rate. He also stated that education must compete with the glitz and glamour of the electronic blitzkrieg that students see everywhere but within the halls of their schools. While one can argue the need to "market" education with bells and whistles, the fact remains that educators must prepare students to be productive members of society.Further, educators must also be aware of how technology can be used appropriately in the classroom (Graham et al, 2009). It is not enough for educators to simply be able to use technology; they must know how to properly integrate the technology into the curriculum and be aware of how

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