\u201cIf you\u2019re playing a game like SimCity or Assassin\u2019s Creed that you\u2019re learning so much about the Renaissance and history and so forth \u2026 you\u2019ve just got a microcredential in resource management or in city planning or something that could actually be used as a pathway to a degree,\u201d Ollila told KTAR News 92.3 FM.<\/p>\n
The goal for this partnership is to help students gain job skills by taking advantage of what the students are already doing and the technology currently available, according to an announcement from ASU<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elina Ollila<\/a>, the associate director of the Endless Games and Learning Lab,\u00a0added that the partnership has opportunities to expand these credentials beyond ASU, providing learning opportunities to gamers around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cThink of a world where a parent could have a look at the game with their child and it tells you the child is going to learn about history, they\u2019re going to learn about collaboration, they\u2019re going to learn about these skills,\u201d Ollila said.<\/p>\n College credits already given out as part of partnership<\/p>\n Mark Ollila added that the partnership has already given out microcredentials during a recent event called Game Champs, where gamers gathered at ASU to build games and unlock learning skills.<\/p>\n He said future events like that could turn into a space of growth.<\/p>\n \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be fascinating that, as we develop the partnership, and we start doing microcredentials around hackathons and game jams, where skills are rewarded with microcredentials, that the learners are discovering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Elina Ollila said this partnership is simply acknowledging the learning that is already happening online and using it to advance the player.<\/p>\n \u201cNo technology is inherently good or evil, and let\u2019s make sure that we can make the most out of this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n What else will ASU and Games For Change partner on?<\/p>\n Along with creating the microcredentials, the partnership between ASU and Games For Change will also partner on research projects that will look at the role of artificial intelligence in schools, how healthy video game-based ecosystems can be designed and how to develop workforce-aligned competencies through video games.<\/p>\n Games For Change will also be given access to modular courses designed by ASU, including courses meant to support inclusive and adaptive learning.<\/p>\n The Endless Games and Learning Lab is part of ASU\u2019s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.<\/p>\n Funding for this journalism is made possible by the Arizona Local News Foundation.<\/p>\n Follow @@shiratanzernews<\/a><\/p>\n We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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