I recently attended an online Open Day on Massively Minecraft. It was probably the steepest learning curve I’ve encountered in a while, perhaps since primary school, honest! And here is what I learned. Massively Minecraft (MM) is a guild or ‘ learning community for kids and their parents – exploring how to live, work and play [...]
Entries Tagged as 'gamification'
Games-Based Learning: Massively MineCraft Open Day (in which I learn to fly)
September 9, 2012 · No Comments · Future Directions, ICT for Teaching and Learning, Teacher Librarian as Leader
Tags:creativity·games-based learning·gamification·gaming·Minecraft·private server
Games-based Learning: Hunting and Planning
September 8, 2012 · 2 Comments · Future Directions, ICT for Teaching and Learning, Teacher Librarian as Leader
MineCraft After talking with my boss (Head of Learning Resources) and with one of the school IT staff who is very supportive of games-based learning, we have decided to pursue setting up a Minecraft private server and beginning a small after-school group in the library next term. The MinecraftEDU wiki has been an invaluable source [...]
Tags:games-based learning·gamification·gaming·goals·online gaming
Games-based Learning: My PD goal for 2012
July 21, 2012 · 1 Comment · Future Directions, ICT for Teaching and Learning, Teacher Librarian as Leader, Uncategorized
I’m a big fan of play – it is one of the most authentic, engaging, rewarding modes of learning. My old school (primary) was heavily into play-based learning but now I work in a high school. We have rules banning students from many online games and I understand some of the reasons why (time/task management [...]
Tags:games-based education·gamification·gaming·goals·online gaming·professional development
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