The Sack School: Little Big Planet 2 as an Educational Environment for a Community of Learnings and Contributors

Vittorio Marone University of Padua, Italy The Sack SchoolLittleBigPlanet 2 as an Educational Environment for a Community of Learners and Contributors www.SackSchool.org 8th Annual Games For Change Festival – June 22, 2011 – New York, NY

Galileo Galilei

Giacomo Casanova

Italians & Video Games? +

Maria Montessori

The Montessori Method

The Montessori Method ...and game design

Tinkering Learning from mistakes Problem solving Freedom to explore andImagination discover Self Self-regulatedexpression learningCreativity Manipulation of the Purposeful activity environment Ownership Critical thinking

“The more than four hundred pages of Maria Montessoris book,The Montessori Method, is packed with lessons that seem at timeswritten as much for game development as they are for education.” Brian Crecente, Kotaku.com

Will Wright

Seymour Papert

Constructionismlearning through design learning in communities

Easy Programming & Game Design

Media Molecule / Sony

The SackPerson SackBoy lSackGir

LittleBigPlanet

Fight the Negativitron!

Game Modes Play Story modeCreate User generated levelsShare Community

User Generated Levels+ 4,000,000

LittleBigPlanet in Education

Welcome to theSack School

The Sack SchoolA games-based online educational environment www.SackSchool.org

A games-based online educational environment Play LittleBigPlanet 2 Create Share

A games-based online educational environment Members Teams SackSchool.org Subjects Tips Forum

A games-based online educational environment Express needs Discuss ideasMeaningful Learning Collaborate Share Reflect

Free SpaceWithout Teachers Without Students

CommunityLearners & Contributors

Learning “the Sack way” In a collaborative, goal-oriented, problem solving space... Fun Expres siveMulticu ltural ding l Rewar Meaningfu ...with teachers, family, and friends!

Our (little big) planet Knowledge Reflection Metacognition Curiosity CreativityImagination Innovation

Rethinking Games + Educational

A Call to Game Designers

Make every game a Game for Change.

Thank you!www.SackSchool.org

The Sack School: Little Big Planet 2 as an Educational Environment for a Community of Learnings and Contributors

by Games for Learning Institute (G4LI) on Jul 27, 2011

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