Games, Pedagogy and Art Education

Authors

  • Christine Ballengee Morris The Ohio State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-1654.57830

Abstract

In 1848, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, Squier and Davis documented what is now referred to as the Newark Earthworks, Ohio (USA). Built over two thousand years ago by indigenous peoples, understanding the earthworks has been ongoing. The Octagon Earthwork in Newark, Ohio was named one of the seventy wonders of the ancient world (Scarre, 1999), and yet this American Indian spiritual space is occupied by a private country club whose golf course winds around the mound. This article provides an introduction to earthworks, the approach to designing interactive curricula, including games and a pedagogy of educational games, which can virtually bring an important site such as the Octagon Earthwork into the classroom.

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Published

2016-06-02

How to Cite

MORRIS, C. B. Games, Pedagogy and Art Education. Computers in education: theory & practice, Porto Alegre, v. 19, n. 1, 2016. DOI: 10.22456/1982-1654.57830. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/InfEducTeoriaPratica/article/view/57830. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2016): EDUCAÇÃO EM ARTE, TECNOLOGIAS E PROCESSOS

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Received 2015-08-14
Accepted 2016-03-01
Published 2016-06-02