Qualities of a gamer, learner, teacher?

Just as I posted that last one, I hopped over to the macICT blog, and found a very interesting article indeed.
Titled, Top 10 qualities of an innovative teacher. Here are some of the qualities DEVANS17 listed in her top 10,

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1. Innovative teachers are problem-solvers. They are never too busy to find answers to problems. So when a problem occurs, they don’t see the problem. They are usually already trying a workaround, and usually searching for a solution at the same time.

2. Innovative teachers are perseverant. If the solution to a problem doesn’t come immediately, they persevere until they find one.
3. Innovative teachers are risk-takers. They usually don’t take ‘no’ for an answer too easily. They are willing to make calculated risks, to break rules and often test untried territories on a regular basis.
4. Innovative teachers are gracious and giving. They usually say ‘yes’ when someone asks for help or needs support. They are never too busy to share their expertise.
5. Innovative teachers are not afraid to fail. They see mistakes, errors and wrong decisions as learning opportunities.
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For the full article, you can check that out here.

Also check out this video

It's called Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world



If the video doesn't play properly, or if you'd rather see it directly through YouTube, you can do that through this link.


So after reading through the article and watching the video, as a gamer, do you share of these qualities mentioned? How about as a learner? How about as a teacher? Personally, I found it interesting that I share most of these qualities as a gamer, more or less the same amount as a learner, but not that many as a teacher... As a preservice teacher this is something I now know I must work on harder to achieve!