My fellow Globaloria Educator from Shephard University posted the following quote in her November Blog: If you thought games were solely for entertainment, think again.
"Seventy percent of major employers utilize interactive software and games to train employees according to... the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The study data also showed that more than 75 percent of businesses and non-profits already offering video game-based training plan to expand their usage in the next three to five years. And more than three-quarters (78%) of organizations not utilizing this technology today are likely to offer it in the next five years." - from the Entertainment Software Association's website.
This is an incredible acknowledgement of the importance of teaching Globaloria in our schools. Yes, the gaming skills are important. But in addition are the skills that take a project start to finish: imagining, developing...starts to sound like Globaloria tutorials.....
We know about online training because we take it but I did not realize how many businesses were using it. Thanks for the info.
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