Summer Games MOOC Part II July 2013 http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com/

1. Games Based
Learning MOOC
http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com

2. Games MOOC

3. READY TO PLAY?
Part II
July 8 – 29th

4. MOOC
Modest Online
Open Course

5. Immersive
Environments

6. Games MOOC
SUMMER

7. Summer Games MOOC Part II
1) Immersive Environments
2) 3 MOOCs
3) Build Your PLN
Bonus: BoiseQuest July 31- August 1st

8. Connectivist
MOOC

9. Learning Theory for the
Digital Age
Connectivism

10. Source: George Siemens Quote from:
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
“One of the most persuasive factors is the
shrinking half-life of knowledge. The “half-
life of knowledge” is the time span from
when knowledge is gained to when it
becomes obsolete. Half of what is known
today was not known 10 years ago.”

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Important Attributes
• Facilitator not the sole provider of knowledge
• Facilitator not the determiner of space
• High-end knowledge exchange to occur
• Open Source

14. Three Types of MOOCs
•Connectivist MOOC
•xMOOC
•Community/Task Based
MOOC

15. Immersive Environments
• Second Life
• OpenSim
• Minecraft
• World of Warcraft

16. 3 MOOCs
• rgMOOC
• Anne Frank
• ds106

17. Virtual Education Journal

18. PLN
Personal Learning
Network

19. Networked Educator
PLN Badge Requirements
• Forum
• Twitter
• Tweetchat
• Curate Events
• Blog
• Blog/e-Portfolio

21. Social Network
Knowledge
Construction
SNKC

22. SNKC
• Level 1 – Identify the Network
• Level 2 – Lurk
• Level 3 – Contribute
• Level 4 – Create
• Level 5 – Lead

23. Social Media
• Twitter
• Flickr
• YouTube

24. Twitter
•#gamemooc
•@ proximalzone

25. tweetchat

26. Flickr
• Flickr group “Games Based Learning MOOC”
• http://www.flickr.com/groups/gamesmooc/

27. Discussions

28. Overview
• Guild Site
• Connectivist /Community/Task MOOC
• Social Network Knowledge Construction
• Social Media
• Discussions
• Badge

29. Personal Learning Network
PLN

30. Asynchronous
Synchronous

31. Monday – Noon MT
Overview over the Games MOOC
YouTube Channel

32. Tuesday – 6 or 7 pm MT
• YouTube Livestream
– 60 minutes of presentation/discussion
– Game MOOC YouTube Channel
– Google Hangout

33. Wednesday – 7 pm MST
• TWEETCHAT
– 60 minutes of twitter discussion
– www.tweetchat.com
– Start with quick intro
– Then 4 questions
– #gamemooc

34. Friday – 2-4 pm MT
• OFFICE Hours
– Immersive Environments
– If you need help logging into one of the immersive
environments, this is when we’ll be holding open
office hours.

35. Sat 11 am or Noon MT
• YouTube Livestream
– Sponsored by G.A.M.E.
– Game MOOC YouTube Channel
– Google Hangout

36. BoiseQuest
July 31 and August 1

37. Other Events
G.A.M.E.
ISTE SIGVE
Cognitive Dissonance Guild
Inevitable Betrayal Guild

38. Typical Week Discussions
• Show us or tell us about it.
– Post in Forums
– Pic or Screencapture
– Would you use it?
– Why? Why not?
– Found something better? Share!

39. Games Based
Learning MOOC
#gamemooc