Kathryn Jaehnig did a write up for CILR’s Information Trails research team today. The article was printed in today’s Southern Illinoisan newspaper.

Headline: Computer Games May Help with Class Work
ID: 19394578.doc
Author: Kathryn Jaehnig
Approx. number of words: 687

CARBONDALE – Some day, in the not-so-distant future in a school not far away, students may claim that a dragon ate their homework.

A teaching environment based on today’s multi-player, computer-game worlds could engage students as never before, according to Christian S. Loh, an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Southern Illinois University Carbondale…

PHOTO: ‘Mod’ squad – Meeting in the office of Southern Illinois University Carbondale assistant professor Christian S. Loh (seated), students (from left) Joseph D. Lenox, Arnond Anantachai and Jaehwan Byun discuss the computer game they’re modifying – ‘modding,’ in gamespeak – to make it a useful educational tool.

The full text of the news can be found here.