Scotland's Got Game: SLF08

SCOTLAND’S GOT GAME... PROJECT ...AND IS EMBRACING GAME BASED LEARNING PRESENTER EVENT DEREK ROBERTSON SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL ‘08

...and they call this school?!

Curriculum for Excellence SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS

Semiotic Domains

Semiotic Domains SCHOOL DOMAIN

Semiotic Domains SCHOOL DOMAIN GAMES DOMAIN

IMPORTANCE OF TALK & DISCUSSION IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Social Constructivism OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER SUPPORT CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF RESOURCES & ASSOCIATED LEARNING CONTEXTS BUILDING ON WHAT CHILDREN KNOW AND CAN DO CONTEXTS THAT HAVE CULTURAL RESONANCE WITH DIGITAL LEARNERS

Wii mp4 MySpace Sony PSP Bebo Messenger iPod My Yahoo podcasts Nintendo DS PS3 Flickr iPhone txtng iTunes blogs YouTube PS2 mp3 Glow BBC iplayer Xbox360

PROJECT DATE

IMPROVING MENTAL MATHS PROJECT NINTENDO DS: DR KAWASHIMA DATE 2007 & 2008 LEARNING AND TEACHING SCOTLAND

Sharing our work * BECTa * London Games Festival * Online Educa: Berlin * BETT ’08 London * Be Very Afraid ‘07 * Handheld Learning ‘07 * British Council: Singapore * VITTA ’08: Australia

I’VE GOT £4200 IN THE BANK PROJECT GLEEFUL LEARNING WITH NINTENDOGS IN P.2 DATE SCHOOLS WINTER ‘08 ELRICK & BANCHORY PS

What is Nintendogs?

How was the game used? * Game used as a contextual hub * Game play encouraged * Ideas came from the challenged * Project guided by the teacher * Encouraged enthusiastic approach to writing * Stop-motion animations made * Reading corner very popular * Found about Crufts * ‘Hairy Maclary’ project * Made kennels for their dogs D&T * and so much more.....

What did the children think?

What did the parents think?

ENDLESS OCEAN.... PROJECT ENDLESS LEARNING WITH SANDBOX GAMES PRESENTER AUTHORITY DEREK P ROBERTSON ABERDEENSHIRE

Bringing writing to life

Tori Emaki for PS3

Afrika for PS3

GAMES FOR HOMEWORK PROJECT NINTENDO DS: PHOENIX WRIGHT IN S2 DATE AUTHORITY 2007 FALKIRK COUNCIL

Phoenix Wright DS Creating your own game prototype

GUITAR HERO TRANSITION P7-S1 PROJECT MUSSELBURGH GS CLUSTER PROJECT DATE AUTHORITY SUMMER TERM 2007 EAST LOTHIAN

Bridging the school divide....

FUTURE PROJECTS PROJECT WHAT ELSE ARE WE LOOKING AT? DATE ONGOING LEARNING AND TEACHING SCOTLAND

LTS engagement with games Games at SLF ‘08 Consolarium Glow group Glow games: released today

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Spore

Exploring Virtual Worlds

Games Design in school * Emphasis on developing a culture of creation and not just consumption * Pilot programme looking at: ★Missionmaker ★Thinking Worlds ★Gamemaker ★Neverwinter Nights * Now looking at Scratch, Popﬂy and XNA * Interested in games such as Boom Blox and Little Big Planet * Forming a working party with industry, TEI, Academic and other partners to take this forward

Teachers embracing games

Teachers embracing games GAMES DEVICES HAVE A LOW TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THRESHOLD

Teachers embracing games GAMES DEVICES HAVE A LOW TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THRESHOLD TEACHERS GET SUCCESS WITH GAMES TECHNOLOGY, THIS ENHANCES SELF-CONFIDENCE

Teachers embracing games GAMES DEVICES HAVE A LOW TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THRESHOLD TEACHERS GET SUCCESS WITH GAMES TECHNOLOGY, THIS ENHANCES SELF-CONFIDENCE TEACHERS CAN FOCUS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

Teachers embracing games GAMES DEVICES HAVE A LOW TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THRESHOLD TEACHERS GET SUCCESS WITH GAMES TECHNOLOGY, THIS ENHANCES SELF-CONFIDENCE TEACHERS CAN FOCUS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY THEY SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON CHILDREN

Thank you d.robertson@ltscotland.org.uk www.ltscotland.org.uk/consolarium www.hotmilkydrink.typepad.com

Scotland's Got Game: SLF08

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