Digital Blog Post E

Chapter 7 talks about finding ways to explore problem solving using different softwares, apps and games.  Ill-structured problems is term used for real world problems that require in depth thought and investigation for a solution.  These problems are difficult to teach students to solve because they will come with time and will vary throughout his or her future career.  As a teacher, what we can do is introduce them to softwares, apps, or games that can help in finding a solution quicker and most effective, although many self skills will be needed to think throughly.  Here is a video that defines ill structured problems to better understand the excitement they can bring along with the work required to solve.

It is very true that using educational video games can be concerning and if or not the student will receive the education he or she needs.  It is also true that 21st century kids love playing video games.  It is smart to combine education with video games because it will entertain kids along with teaching them.  I believe using digital video games for learning does work to trick students into learning.  Without realizing students can be solving math problems to open the door to the next level or as seen in one of the video in the module, evolving elements together to create molecules to learn chemistry.  Here is a website that offers online video games that can be downloaded on cellular devices for easy access to education.

ITS or intelligent tutoring systems are powerful new software programs that promote inquiry learning through computer responses to students actions.  These programs sound very intriguing.  Using a computer based software to evaluate students responses allows the student to receive immediate feedback.  A computer is faster and more efficient in providing results to further education.  The program will recognize what material is being struggled with by the student to keep on giving him or her similar problems, otherwise the program will move on to new material.  A tutoring system like this can be extremely helpful for a classroom with multiple struggling students.

Resources 

Gomez, M. (2017, February 10). One. Created with Gliffy. www.gliffy.com

How To Solve Ill-Defined Problems - Jon Kolko. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1jrnMnO-dY

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O'Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA:Pearson Education, Inc.

Molecualar Jig Games. (2017). "Games | The Science Game Center". Web. Retrieved 11 Feb. 2017, from www.sciencegamecenter.org/games