In response to the GBL quest I have created a series of ranks (progress bars) that will reflect the students progress.  I have chosen to use medieval terminology that demonstrates the various stages of the learner.  I have started out with the Apprentice Student with three levels.  Each quest moves the student towards the next level.  I go from apprentice student to journeyman student. At this level the student will be required to journey beyond their textbooks.  The next level will be the Guildsman level, here the student will have to produce an artifact and finally, the student will be awarded the title of Master Student.
I agree with Mr. Gee's notion of the necessity for a paradigm shift in how we educate our students. However the shift really needs to start in the primary grades and work its way up through the pre-college grades.  As stated by David Perry in an earlier video young children do not really see the distinction between TV, video games, movies, and comic books they are all blended into one huge multimedia event. As educators the challenge will be to bring this multimedia event into the classroom.  Here we can tape into our student's vast knowledge in this area more collaborative ways.  I feel like any major change in education it will be slow and painful. I teach at a traditional college prep private school.  The shift will take place in my classroom because I teach 8th grade American History.  I do not have to teach to any standardized tests at this grade level. I am cautiously optimistic about the results my students will have as they travel through the quests I have created for them.
What I was able to take away from Mr. Gee's insight is validation of my choice to introduce this paradigm shift in my classroom this year.  What he said really makes sense to me and has given me a real confidence boost to continue with the concept of GBL.
As the aging teaching population retires hopefully their replacements will be of the growth mindset and embrace the change and move forward.