Blog Week 4:

Gaming this week was not very productive. I was only able to play my game once this week because I had a lot of work in other classes. But, I tried to make the best use out of the time that I had to play. I continued to play my franchise with the capitals and I started to play at a higher level. The new level is a little bit hard but it is not too bad. I can pretty much get by with the same strategies that I used in the previous level, it just does not work all the time. I am still getting used to the harder gameplay but I am not too worried about it. I seem to be pretty good at this game so I guess we will see how I fare in my next games.

Principle of the week: Committed Learning Principle. 

Learners participate in an extended engagement (lots of effort and practice) as an extension of their real-world identities in relation to a virtual identity to which they feel some commitment and a virtual world that they find compelling. 

In NHL 10, I am able to participate in my franchise for an extended period of time; it is not just one game and done, it involves much more than that. I find this "virtual world" compelling because I get to learn about hockey (a sport that I do not know much about) while I am enjoying myself playing the game.

Stay tuned for more principles next week