Thu, Mar 18, 2010 | 21:47 GMT
University of Indiana professor switches out grades for XP
Assistant Telecommunications Professor at the University of Indiana, Lee Sheldon, has decided to switch out the traditional grading program in his two classes, and has replaced it with experience points.
Turns out, these two classes are in game design, but Sheldon thinks the scheme would work well throughout the rest of the school, and in employment as well.
“We are teaching the gamer, social networking generation,” he told IT News. “I have no doubt the students will respond positively to any number of non-game-related classes taught in a similar manner.”
Sheldon, himself a gamer, said that the new system was met with “far greater enthusiasm” by students than the more traditional method, adding that gamers are “willing and eager to apply the culture and learning-techniques they bring with them from games” into the workforce and classroom.
Thanks, GamePolitics.
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Tags: lee sheldon, university of indiana
5 comments
#1
KillerDD
18/03/10, 9:53 pm
Heh, somehow I would like to try this…
#2
Talyis
19/03/10, 1:25 am
Very Interesting hopefully this catches on to all forms of learning and schooling, Jobs as well. I wanna be a level 10 game developer or maybe a level 10 janitor lol. either way it sounds awesome!
#3
The1stMJC
19/03/10, 1:57 am
Isn’t grading overall giving XP I mean your test is worth this many points and your homework are with this many points and that all leads to the grades.
#4
ududy
19/03/10, 8:26 am
This Lee Sheldon, it should be pointed out, is a veteran of the games industry (“The Riddle of Master Lu”, “Uru: Ages Beyond Myst” and other adventure titles).
#5
endgame
19/03/10, 10:55 am
sounds like fun.