Week 2 Overview Game Mechanics

Games Based Learning MOOC

http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com


#gamemooc

Intro to Week 2

Games Mechanics

Game Dynamics

Game Mechanics/Dynamics

• Turns• Action Points• Auctions• Cards• Capture• Goals• Loss Avoidance

Drill and Practice Games

Drill & Practice

• Repetition of Specific Skills• At Learners Own Pace• Often Used a Reinforcement Tool

FREE RICE

Game MechanicsAnalyze a Game

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

TED Talk

Why Games?

• Urgent Optimism• Social Fabric • Blissful Productivity• Epic Meaning

Badges

• Brave Beginner (BB)• Games Based Learning (GBL)• Networked Educator (NE)

Connectivist MOOC

Social Network Knowledge Construction

SNKC

Livestream Events

• Tuesday 3 pm– Intro to Social Network Knowledge Construction

• Tuesday 4 pm– Networked Educator Badge

Stuff to Do This Week

• Participation– Tweetchat– Livestream Discussion

• Discussion Participation– Link– Flickr

Introduction

Discussions

Flickr

• Flickr group “Games Based Learning MOOC”

• http://www.flickr.com/groups/gamesmooc/

Diigo

• Request to join “Game Mechanics” group

• http://groups.diigo.com/group/game-based-learning-research

Social Media

• Twitter

• Flickr

• Diigo

Twitter

•#gamemooc

•@ proximalzone

Flickr

• Media Sharing Site• Free for up to 250 pictures• Allows 90 seconds of video

Week 1

Brave Beginner

Game Based Learning

Networked Educator

Wednesday – 7 pm MST

• TWEETCHAT

– 60 minutes of twitter discussion– www.tweetchat.com– Start with quick intro– Then 4 questions– #gamemooc

Tweetchat TopicFun, Flow and Fiero

Thursday – 7 pm MST

• YouTube Livestream

– 60 minutes of presentation/discussion– Game MOOC YouTube Channel– Google Hangout

Thursday – 7 pm MST

• It Takes A Guild – A Guild of Educators• Third Thursday Webinar• Lucas Gillispie, Craig Lawson and Sara

Toothman

Pender County School District

• WoW in Schools• Minecraft In Schools• SAGA ( Stories and Games in Schools)

Thursday – 7 pm MT (Denver)YouTube Livestream


#gamemooc

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