Why Playstason Ain't Dun Me Lerning Ani Harm

Following on from my last post I have been looking into the possibilities currently available for online gaming based learning (OGBL). Leigh facilitated this change in direction for me after my last post and put me on to the work of Marc Prensky. I've travelled a slightly different course at the moment away from Second Life (don't really like it much - seems incomplete, unfinished) and more towards the idea of learning through games.

One of the ideas that I've picked up on based on his work is how to his mind the "digital natives" - kids who have grown up with technology - are no longer being well prepared in class as the style of learning we provide is not how they learn any more.

Two articles relating to this are attached here. They have created some interesting debate when circulated in the staffroom.

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0553.pdf
http://www.ascd.org/authors/ed_lead/el200512_prensky.html

I'm interested to see how others see these articles relating to their work, especially in a secondary school environment...