If they need games to motivate students then I think they really need to take a look at the course.

I go to UH. They were talking about this on the radio last week. It's apparently an actual course that offers credit hours.

I can only imagine who awkward that class must be.

Yes. Why is this picture creepy on so many levels? Because I'm sure what you have to say will be much more interesting than this useless article.

Please stop using the phrase "students will get credit for ..." in these types of articles. The course isn't about the Wii; it's about fitness and nutrition. This was the problem with the general reporting on the guitar hero issue at NYU (as well as destructoid's reporting of the issue).

I’m a teacher. I occasionally use video clips to illustrate a concept. Does this mean that students are getting credit for watching video clips? No. Students are getting credit for completing the class and one of my teaching tools in the class is a short video clip. Jordan, I think you do a better job of reporting on this, but the root issue remains: Don’t confuse ends and means.

The problem is that when a story pops up like this it actually doesn’t portray games in a positive light. The popular press is playing a standard line: students are paying way too much for silly classes. Video games are pulled into the mix and don’t come off looking any better.

Hell yes. I am so going to try and get credits for this. At least I'm battling obesity, sort of. First I have to get wii fit though for the wii I just got here: http://www.gamesncs.com/rd_p?p=191614&t=9528&a=3679-sWii&gift=3679