History and games
Exciting. I love history. And, in terms of games, years ago I decided not to go that way because I saw that for me it was addictive. What about designing a continuation of this course comparing these historical games with modern games, such as Monopoly? It could be interesting to see how the vision of games change since the Enlightenment, through the modern worldview. Monopoly, for example, is a direct emergence of modern economic ideas and capitalism. A discussion (collective thinking) on old and new games could give interesting insights for everybody. #DS4OER
Thanks for comments. It seems that some board games from the 19th century onwards seemed to have a deeper purpose outside of just having fun. I'm sure that I've read Monopoly originally was intended to have an anti-capitalist message and Snakes and Ladders had a moral message about how people lived their lives.
Colin, I think the course sounds fun and educational. Do your learners need to be able to use specific software to contribute to the course, or just have an active internet connection?
Just an active internet connection. I will make that more explicit.
