Annotated Bibliography

ETEC 544: Digital Games and Learning

Objective

The objective of this assignment was to summarize and evaluate two research papers.

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Reflection

This assignment allowed me to dig deeper into an area of interest of mine back then (gamification and GBL). The challenge it presented me with was to write concisely. I admit I was struggling with this, but fortunately, this assignment gave me the opportunity to develop this skill and work repeatedly until I achieved the desired outcomes. It took so much patience and persistent and consistent practice but I finally did it. With the skills I gained from ETEC 500, I was able to critically evaluate the research. I am glad I was able to concisely and succinctly summarize it because this skill proved to be invaluable in successive MET courses. Professionally, conciseness is a skill that sharpens my focus, allows me to save time and always deliver only relevant and valuable results.

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Goal Alignment

It aligns with Goal 1 as it strengthened my theoretical foundation and enriched my knowledge in a specific area in the field of educational technology that I found intriguing at the time.

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Metaphor Alignment

This artifact fits within my metaphor because conciseness is an essential writing skill. Without it, writers could risk their stories being an endless, meaningless stream of run-on sentences and weak imageries. Moreover, it leads writers to select the best words and most effective literary devices which leads to producing great sentences which leads to high quality writing. In the researching stage, conciseness is important since it helps writers decide which ideas are going to make it onto paper and to select only the strongest and most effective content hence producing an impressively good story.