This document discusses how education systems can better prepare students for future trends and skills demands through the use of games in teaching. It suggests games can help students naturally develop communication skills, problem solving, collaboration and digital citizenship while allowing more freedom than traditional classroom settings. Specific examples are provided of how games could be used to teach concepts in areas like science, math and modeling real-world problems. The document argues games may be a more natural way for young students to communicate and share ideas compared to traditional classroom settings.

1. Santeri Koivisto @Aalvisto

2. ‘IRL me’!
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5. Is the future thatta way?

6. In its the current form, what future trends can the
education system really tackle outside the basic
communication skills and common knowledge it
teaches?

7. For example:
- micro global organisations
- constant need for rethinking your business / work / ways
- data as the source of power and wealth
- sustainability and new business rising from scarcity
- local manufacturing including 3d printable products
- living in a mega city
- what else!?

8. “Every two years our company needs to
come up with something really new to
stay in the edtech development pace.”
Us as an example
And I have trouble developing the skills on the run.
“There are about twelve people in our
network from four different countries.”

9. What’s the right balance between the
what we teach and how we teach?

10. Can games make a difference?
HOCUS POCUS!!

11. I think they can.
!
Games can create an
environment where
these skills very
naturally develop
alongside with the
subject matter we are
teaching, and while
allowing more freedom.

13. Concrete Apple Representation of Apple
Abstract

14. 1. me
(Gravity Hook - http://adamatomic.com/gravity/ )

15. Scripting
3 + 5 = _
In basket you have three apples, if you have
two apples in your pocket, how many apples
you have in total?

16. A block in the game is one
cubic meter. There are one
meter long sticks in the
classroom.
!
Create our classroom in the
game and report it’s volume.
!
(note to self: then shut up)
A Game (Minecraft) Example

17. Newton said: ‘F = ma.’ Prove it.
Your virtual laboratory is open.
!
We know the result, but
everything else needs to be
determined by the students.
Let’s go even further

18. “Can’t we do this without games?”
Absolutely, but they may help you.

19. 2. group (+teacher)

20. The students know they are learning

22. Bigger community (3.)

24. Crafting the Digital Citizen

25. An experimental and visual game might just be a more
natural way of communicating and sharing ideas for a
nine year old than sitting in a board table.

29. @Aalvisto
@Aalvisto
santeri@teachergaming.com