Overview of MOOCs, the Games MOOC and other game based learning professional development opportunities for spring and summer 2013.
Summer 2013 Games MOOC
Sign-up http://bit.ly/12rDKit
The Games MOOC will be divided into two parts. Each part will be designed to be a standalone MOOC, so feel free to sign-up for only one part or both.
Video Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuInCYMogUg
8. Principles of Connectivism
Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of
opinions.
Learning is a process of connecting specialized
nodes or information sources.
Learning may reside in non-human appliances.
Capacity to know more is more critical than what
is currently known
9. Principles of Connectivism
Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed
to facilitate continual learning.
Ability to see connections between fields, ideas,
and concepts is a core skill.
Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the
intent of all connectivist learning activities.
10. Principles of Connectivism
Decision-making is itself a learning process.
Choosing what to learn and the meaning of
incoming information is seen through the lens of a
shifting reality. While there is a right answer now,
it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in
the information climate affecting the decision.
15. Anne Frank MOOC
Educators use a virtual world and a MOOC (massive open online course) to teach
about the holocaust. Imagine "entering the book" as an avatar and exploring the
cramped quarters where Anne Frank lived in hiding.
16. Important Attributes
Facilitator not the sole provider of
knowledge
Facilitator not the determiner of
space
High-end knowledge exchange to
occur
19. xMOOC Characteristics
AI Grading
University or Corporate
Sponsorship
Rating of Questions Discussion
Forum
Instructor record answers on video
but may not participate in the
discussion forums
33. YouTube
Over 30 videos of live educational
presentations and discussions were created
during the Games MOOC I.
The videos have collectively had 3,003 views.
We have 81 people who have subscribed to
the YouTube channel.
34. YouTube
Over 100 videos of live educational
presentations and discussions were created
during the Games MOOC.
The videos have collectively had 9,993views.
We have 181 people who have subscribed to
the YouTube channel.
40. Live Events Online
Google Hangout on Air as a quick
overview each Monday
Tweetchat each Wednesday evening
Thursday livestreamed discussion or
panel of guests through Google Hangout
on Air and also through Second Life.
53. 6 Weeks
Week1: Intro to the Course and Topics
Week2: Apps and Mobile Possibilities
Week3: AR (Augmented Reality) and IF
(Interactive Fiction)
Week4: Mysteries, Puzzles and Scavenger
Hunts
Week5: Narratives and Storyboarding
Week6: Creating the Clues & Playing the Games
55. It Takes A Guild
A Guild of Educators
Webinar Series
Every Third Thursday of the month
56. Reacting to the Past Conference
Regional Conference at Pikes Peak Community
College
Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Consortium
Fri April 19 - Sun April 21, 2013
Faculty will have the opportunity to network and
collaborate and to learn about a special
opportunity available through the RMC to design
their own games. The RMC will begin to field
proposals from faculty to create short, chapter
games with support from the RMC grant. Faculty
who attend the workshop on the third day of the
conference will get priority consideration.
