Learning Lich King

by Lucas Gillispie on Aug 01, 2009

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Learning Lich King — Presentation Transcript

Where It All Began

What Does It Mean To Be...
A Guild?

A Guild Is...
Community

A Guild Is...
Relationship
We Got Tired of Waiting For Our Food

A Guild Is...
About Pride
Seeing Your Guild Emblem FlyingAbove A Keep You’ve Taken FromEnemy Players
Being the First Guild FormedOn Your Server

A Guild Is...
Teachable Moments

A Guild Is...
Stories
Remember The Time We...

What I’ve Seen...
Students in Virtual Worlds

Extreme Engagement
Why don’t they spend this much time studying for their Biology exam?
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Warhammer Online Screenshot

Students Become The Experts
They spend hours outside of the game collaborating and planning in forums, researching maps, statistics, and strategies to improve their game.

The Playing Field Is Leveled

College Student
Who Are They Playing With?
They are collaborating, online, with people from all over the world. Differences in race, age, gender, and nationality are no longer an issue.
Protestant Minister
Director of IT
Researcher
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Quality Assurance Supervisor
University Admissions Representative
Stay-at-home Mom
Business Analyst
Ph.D. Candidate
Teacher
Editor for the Canadian Senate
Business Owner
Technology Engineer
Water/Sewer Technician
K-12Instructional Technology Coordinator
County Sheriff
Network Administrator
Produce Clerk
Source: http://www.harbingersoflight.com

Students Emerging As Leaders
Students are leading people from around the world (often 40 or more) to accomplish collective goals. These events take planning, coordination, and decision-making skills.

So, What’s Next?

What is the WoWinSchool Project?
A collaborative project that aims to use World of Warcraft in anafter school program, targeting at-risk or “fringe” students, and focusing on literacy, writing, mathematics, 21st-century skills, and digital citizenship.

What If?

What If I could use World of Warcraft to teach:
Digital Storytelling?
Culture?
Statistics?
Literacy?
Writing?
Leadership?
Economics?
Algebra?
Ecology?

What If I could use World of Warcraft to engage one disaffected student?

What If we put these students in guild leadership positions?

What If we share the students’ accomplishments with the world?

What If we mix students from distant areas in the same guild?

Write Lessons!
Curriculum Alignment!
Play!
Learn!
Edit!
How You Can Get Involved!
Grants!
Spread The Word!
Collect SupportingResearch!

The Wiki
http://wowinschool.pbworks.com

Follow on Twitter:
@WoWinSchool

Come Play With Us!Come Learn With Us!
Cognitive Dissonance on Sisters of Elune Server
cognitivedissonanceguild.guildportal.com

Lucas Gillispie
Instructional Technology Coordinator,Pender County Schools, NC
http://www.edurealms.com
On Twitter: PCSTech

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