Showing posts with label introduction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label introduction. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Minecraft

Here's an introduction to one of the games we play during the course, Minecraft.

We're going to use Minecraft during the course for building projects. As you might (or might not) know, Minecraft is all about building using lego-like blocks. The blocks are harvested or mined from the world, so to build something, you need to gather the materials first. However, what we're going to build is up to you, the players. The projects will be selected by you, from suggestions that you're going to make. 

Additionally, in this blog, you will report your progress for example with videos, pictures and written reports, it's up to you! Also, the planning and decision making will take place in the blog.

If you're not familiar with the game yet, don't worry! We'll be going through the basics during the first lesson. Meanwhile, grab a headset, sit back and check out the following introduction video to get in the mood:


Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Welcome to follow our gaming project

This blog is the site where you can follow our game-based learning course in EFL (English as a foreign language).

This group consists of 20 high school students in a Finnish high school (Ylöjärven lukio). We will be playing two games: Civilization 4 and Minecraft. Students will write about their decisions and tactics when playing these games. The instructors will be blogging about the practical matters, pedagogy, informal learning, learning languages through games, etc.

Enjoy!