The Pedagogy Of

What a video game can teach us about learning

@coxandrewAndrew Cox

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NOT aboutGamification

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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

Abraham Lincoln

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Real Time Strategy

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Balance of Macro and Micro

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The Chess of Our Time

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Why do I care?what does this have to do with programming?

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What do I need to know?

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How am I going to learn it?

What do I need to know?

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How am I going to learn it?

Am I getting any better?

What do I need to know?

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Pedagogy

Metacognition

Learning Paths

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Pedagogy

Metacognition

Learning Paths

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LearningPaths

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Fundamentalsit’s all about the

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PedagogySunday, February 10, 13

Watchthe Experts

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Practicewhen it doesn’t count

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CompeteSunday, February 10, 13

Metacognition

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You know exactly where you stand

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.. and you know where you’ve been

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Code Reviews

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Code ReviewsKatas

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Code ReviewsKatas

Reading Code

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Code ReviewsKatas

Reading Code

Teaching

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Mentors Screencasts

Coaching

Community of Practice

Intrinsic Motivation

Leveling Up

Deliberate Practice

Pair Gaming

Performance Metrics

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Learning about Learning

• The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin

• Brain Rules by John Medina

• How People Learn from NAP (Free)

• Knowing what Students Know / Executive

Summary from NAP (Free)

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