{"id":36448,"date":"2013-01-16T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=36448"},"modified":"2013-01-16T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T21:01:42","slug":"grad-student-turns-heads-in-norwegian-schools-with-technology-charged-pedagogy-brandon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/01\/16\/grad-student-turns-heads-in-norwegian-schools-with-technology-charged-pedagogy-brandon\/","title":{"rendered":"Grad student turns heads in Norwegian schools with technology-charged pedagogy [Brandon]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grad student turns heads in Norwegian schools with technology-charged pedagogy<\/a> <\/strong>— from beditionmagazine.com by DC Brandon; with thanks to brian k (@iEducator<\/a>) for posting this on Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n

Salerno says using video games in the classroom is a sure-fire way to get students excited about learning. She used the example of a social studies unit that students are taught in Norwegian schools. In one particular unit, they usually read a textbook chapter about famous explorers. In the game-based version of the unit, textbooks may be used but are not relied upon.<\/p>\n

So how does she incorporate video games into a social studies lesson?<\/p>\n

She uses a Microsoft product called Kodu, although she says there are many other software products that could be used, like Minecraft and Little Big Planet.<\/p>\n

She breaks the unit down like this (from the perspective of a student):<\/p>\n

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  1. Choose an explorer to profile<\/li>\n
  2. Research the explorer\u2019s history online and in textbooks<\/li>\n
  3. Create game map (games require planning to be successfully built)<\/li>\n
  4. Create game details and missions, mark out important plot points<\/li>\n
  5. Build world<\/li>\n
  6. Build in characters and plot in the form of missions<\/li>\n
  7. Demo game to classmates on \u201cgameday\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Also see:<\/em><\/p>\n

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