Abstracts
Serious Games for Higher Education
Monday 4 May 2009, 1130 - 1200
Presenter: Mark McMahon
Edith Cowan University, WA
Presenter Biography
Mark is Program Director of Creative Industries and Contemporary Arts at ECU where he also co-ordinates the Digital Media and Game Design and Culture courses. His previous backgrounds have included being an English Teacher, Multimedia Developer and Instructional Designer. He consults widely with industries and is the lead mentor for the Flexible Learning Toolbox project – a multi-million dollar program that over the last 12 years has produced over 100 elearning products for the Australian VET sector. His research focuses the supporting the development of students’ metacognition through e-learning, and the development of theoretically valid approaches for the design of serious games.
