IGBL - Irish Game Based Learning Conference 2016

1. MindRising@IGBL

2. FROM
BLOCKHEADS
TO
GREYHEADS

3. We started with an idea…telling stories
of Ireland
Past, Present and Future
to remember our past & imagine
our future

4. We started with an idea…telling stories
of Ireland
Past, Present and Future
to remember our past & imagine
our future

5. We wanted to find a new way to let
children be the designers of their own
learning, and
allow teachers to co-construct
learning experiences

6. video story world
past future
person
place
theme
event
idea
place
theme
event
We set the frame and added some
constraints,
pick your path, tell a story, research,
build, produce & direct

7. www.mindrising.ie/toolkit
we started to build the toolkit

8. lots has happened since then….

9. more than we could have imagined

10. we joined the Ireland 2016 team
to celebrate Ireland’s
youth and imagination

11. MindRisers started to share….

12. others got involved in amazing ways
on a day to remember

13. our team began to grow

14. we had some unexpected surprises

15. and finally the entries we craved
arrived

16. and we got to give out some prizes

17. and the winners are….

18. so how did we do by the
numbers…

19. 450+
# of participants
overall
300+
# of schools
133
days to go
until Excite 2.0
2016 Dec 14th
5k+
video viewers
10k+
web audience
44k+
twitter impression
>2% engagement

20. So
what? So
what?
if you build it…. they will won’t
care,
SELL SELL SELL

21. it takes courage to do this…
have

22. So what did we learn..

23. We had fun!!!
So what did you learn?
we solved
problems &
learned to
make trade-
offs
we worked
things
out
together
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we
learned
to
understan
d and be
understoo
d

24. So how was I for you
Mrs. MindRiser?
We had fun too!!!
reluctant
learners
engaged
I had to
‘let it
go’
To make
it happen
everyone
was
involved,
bridges
were
built

25. we face some challenges….

26. what’s the worst thing that could
happen

27. and then the interweb issues,
broadband is a problem

28. but wait that’s just the opening act
in our story
MindRising V2.0 is focussed on the
future

29. we’ve started planning for V2.0

30. we’re building a learning
ecosystem for
a freerange learning future

31. British Geo Survey
Data Rendered in
Minecraft
NBB we have the
same for Ireland
British Ordnance
Survey Data
Rendered in
Minecraft
NB we have same
for Ireland
City of Toronto
Rendered in
Minecraft we are
doing for Dublin &
Limerick
We want to build bi-directional links
between the digital worlds and the physical
worlds.
Link X/Y Minecraft data to real-life locations

32. and our list of supporters and
helpers is growing

33. @mindrising16
gar@mindrising.ie
deirdre.butler@dcu.ie
www.mindrising.ie
www.dcu.ie/institute_of_education

34. creativity // problem-solving // sharing //
storytelling
MINDRISING