climate mystery
Norwegian case: edu-gaming Morten Søby (ITU)
torsdag 5. november 2009

F O R S K N I N G S- O G K O M P E T A N S E N E T T V E R K F O R I T I U T D A N N I N G
Context: Norway
National research and competence network for ICT in
education (ITU, University of Oslo)
www.itu.no
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
Context: Norway
 National education reform in 2006/2007
 a new national curriculum for primary and
secondary schools
 a major aim is to strengthen basic competencies for
Norwegian pupils with ICT as one of the five basic
competencies now integrated in the curriculum
 Programme for Digital Competence (2004-2008)
eNorway 2009; focus on the development of ICT
skills and digital competence
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
New curriculum: Science year 7
 to know how to: “publish results of their own
investigations by using digital tools”.
 ...“making relevant weather measurements and
presenting the results using digital tools” (data
loggers or digital thermometers)
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
Challenge
 How to motivate students for MST?
 Maybe wrong q
 MST - strange alien?
 Create learning spaces - driven by motivation,
inspiration, inquiry and job market
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

F O R S K N I N G S- O G K O M P E T A N S E N E T T V E R K F O R I T I U T D A N N I N G
Games
 James Paul Gee
 good commercial games are
built on sound learning
principles
2009 www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
Games and learning
 Gee (2008):“...it turns out that at the cutting edge
of science scientists often talk and think as if they
were inside not only the simulations they build, but
even the graphs they draw.”
 game technologies hold out great promise, beyond
entertainment, for building new learning systems
for serious purposes in and out of school
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

F O R S K N I N G S- O G K O M P E T A N S E N E T T V E R K F O R I T I U T D A N N I N G
www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
5 zones
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
Climate mystery - concept
 Online learning universe and ARG – alternate reality
game
 running this autumn in conjunction with the UN’s
global climate summit COP15
 Licensing is free of charge
 School usage is free of charge
 Language: English
 In September, a mysterious force has begun to
threaten our planet.Through Internet:
 youth all over the world will work together for 4 months
 to solve the mystery and save the planet
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
www.climatemystery.com
 Partners: Microsoft
 WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
 Norway: Norwegian Centre for Science Education
 Newspapers, TV2, ICT-industry, Accenture...
 60 Norwegian libraries «answer service»: chat, e-mail and
SMS
http://biblioteksvar.no/
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

F O R S K N I N G S- O G K O M P E T A N S E N E T T V E R K F O R I T I U T D A N N I N G
www.ap.no/klimamysteriet
 Norwegian site:
 www.ap.no/klimamysteriet
 Teacher guide
 Feed with articles/reports:
 Cop 15
 climate
www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
Climate Mystery: gateway to MST?
 combines education, entertainment and social
networking
 through the interactive drama and use of internet students are
encouraged to communicate and cooperate, to be creative and
to develop their critical thinking to solve the Climate Mystery
and help save the world.
 Today there is a great amount of focus on the
environment and global warming.
 new and innovative way for the next generation to learn about
climate issues
 provides teachers with an interactive medium and detailed
lesson plans to engage students in debate around key issues
using technology and to teach the natural sciences and English
 www.innovativeteachers.com
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

F O R S K N I N G S- O G K O M P E T A N S E N E T T V E R K F O R I T I U T D A N N I N G
Topics
www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

F O R S K N I N G S- O G K O M P E T A N S E N E T T V E R K F O R I T I U T D A N N I N G
Subjects
Klimamysteriet www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
User facts
 1 out of 10 visitors to the site becomes a registered
user
 40 % of all visitors return at least once
 98 different countries represented among visitors
 Users spend an average of 10-11 minutes at the
site per visit
 3492 unique users in Norway (TWO WEEKS AGO)
(before TV news)
EUN/PIC Brussels www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

Thank you!!!
torsdag 5. november 2009

N E T W O R K F O R I T - R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P E T E N C E I N E D U C A T I O N
the future is...
10.09.08 Seoul www.itu.no
torsdag 5. november 2009

ICT infrastructure
• Pupils per computer in compulsory school
was reduced from 6.5 in 2005 to 3.46 in 2007
• The corresponding figures for upper
secondary school level are 1.8 an 1.0
»Over 95 per cent of all computers in compulsory
school are connected to the Internet, upper
secondary 100%’’.
torsdag 5. november 2009