Dr. Christian T. Toth is researching digital media in the context of informal, non-formal and formal education with special interests in personality development and procrastination. In his Ph.D. he analyzed what influence personality, procrastination and motivation have on participants’ performances in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In 2019, he started working on his newest project: “Researching Digital Games: Informal Learning and Analyzing Learning Potentials”. He is currently working at Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz, Germany at the Institute for Educational Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Science and a Diploma in Pedagogy, Psychology and Sociology.
Christian T. Toth
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
All Sessions by Christian T. Toth
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20. Nov | Summit Day
The Summit Day will feature talks, project presentations, panel discussions, and workshops.
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14:00
Researching Digital Games: Informal Learning and Analyzing Learning Potentials
14:00 - 15:00We are analyzing digital games with regard to eight aspects: (1) growth of knowledge, (2) strategic and analytical thinking, (3) creativity, (4) memory, (5) concentration, (6) communicational abilities, (7) transmission of values and norms and (8) motoric abilities. The projects’ goal is to assess a games’ pedagogical value to develop recommendations, guidelines and learning materials to foster learning with and through digital games in schools and at home. This submission will briefly present the project and focus on our analysis concerning children up to the age of 12, as well as preview first results of our research. The difficulties and challenges of researching digital games will be addressed alongside our thoughts on what role smartphones and tablets may play in learning with digital games in schools.20. Nov | Media Education Summit: Digital Games and ChildrenWhereroom 106 (ifs)