Esports: Leveling Up Teach-Out

You’ve heard how esports has grown into an official collegiate sport, but research indicates that there’s a place for it in the elementary school classroom as well. The same benefits that college players get from participating in competitive gaming extend to children as well. The video Esports in Schools? Making a case for esports in schools using research! provides an overview of a wealth of research that indicates participation in esports and other computer use can result in improvements in problem solving, interpersonal, and scientific reasoning skills as well as perception and attention.

The previous three readings touch on different ways that esports could evolve in the coming years. What else can we expect to see? What are your predictions and expectations? If you so choose, share a relevant reading with your fellow learners.