James Paul Gee on GK Island in Second Life: Part 12 of 15

In May of 2007, an avatar contest was held on Global Kids island in Teen Second Life. James Paul Gee, the noted professor, came to Global Kids to try on the various avatars- such as a chicken, a cyberninja and a dragon -- while reflecting on a variety of issues related to games, learning, avatars and online identity.

This segment is called:

On Doing versus Knowing
"Even people who have A's in things like science, when you give them tests to actually do the science and not just pass a paper and pencil test on it, most of them can't do it... A game puts a stress on you doing something, not just knowing it, but putting your knowledge to practice."

For more on the event, go to:
http://www.holymeatballs.org/2007/05/sl_james_paul_gee_arrives_on_g_.html

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