Game-based learning - Unschooling the Next Generation - SiliconGulf.com

Game Based LearningCHRISTOPHER JOHN CUBOS

WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT MONTH (AUGUST 2011)COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES DAVAO CITY PHILIPPINES

Game Based Learning August 2011 www.silicongulf.com

Me as a Gamer• I’ve been playing games since I was a boy• Yes my parents hated it• Yes I failed my classes• Yes I’m good at it• Good at what? Failing classes & playing games• I love strategy games, RPG, MMORPG, puzzles,

Y8 games, Facebook games, tower defense• And my favorite game is World of Warcraft


My Characters: Shaman


My Characters: Death Knight


My Characters: Mage


My Characters: Priest


My Characters: Druid


My Characters: Warlock


My Characters: Hunter


My Characters: Warrior


Who are these “Gamers”• Owners of companies• Educators• I.T. heads• Kids• Network supervisors• Programmers• Models• Celebrities


What does this have to do with schools

Games and school could achieve the same goals.


What would happen when• Education is like playing games• Social networking is the eco system for

collaboration• Hacking is treated the same as security• Failure is obsolete• School is more exciting than ever• Everyone is happy to help each other• Students spend more time in school• You learn at your own pace


Meet the Students


Meet the Generation


Can you spot the Difference?


What people are saying“… the designers of many good

games have hit on profoundly good methods of getting people to learn and to enjoy learning.”

- James Paul Gee, University of Madison Wisconsin


“…Today’s game designers have figured out something today’s educators are still searching for: how to make learning engaging for today’s kids. It would be a shame not to employ this knowledge in our classrooms.”

- Marc Prensky


You are the learner• You know your pace• You know what captures your interest• You choose the method of teaching• You decide the course• You get the information you only need• You personalize your journey


Old School vs School of Magic


Resources for Learning• Teacher• Textbook• Worksheets

• Class Resources• Authority Sites• Blogs• Facebook• Twitter/RSS feeds• Wiki• Custom apps• Search engines• Powerpoint slides• Videos• Experts• Social Networks


Time for Learning• Time is fixed• Achievement is variable• Limited to given time

• Progression towards mastery is self-paced

• Achievement is constant

• No time limit


Collaboration• “No talking!!!”• Lazy students get

carried by groups

• Success through collaboration

• Everyone has a role• Laziness failes• Guilds provide a larger

community• Everyone helps• Pay it forward


Differentiation• One method of learning• Students meet in the

middle ground (bright students become slow and slow students are pressured upwards)

• Students have little to no choice or say in the learning process

• Multiple learning paths• System adapts to your

speed and pace• Students contribute to

enrich the learning process


Assessment• Students are afraid of

assessments• Standardized• Rarely measures deep

understanding• Periodic

• Learners want to be assessed all the time without being judged

• You choose your path• Perfectly assesses

learning• Constant and Realtime


Failure• Failure is punitive• A 69 at the end of the

course means you retake the course

• You go back to level zero if you fail

• Failure is expected• Failing at a quest means

you re-try, as often as needed to achieve mastery.

• Progression means you move forward


Engagement• Rare• Learning has little

relevance and context to learners’ individual goals and passions

• Boring

• Extreme• Learning directly

correlates with learners’ goals and is completely contextual

• Fun


Progression• Teachers are unaware

of the real status of students

• Students competency is based on grades not actual knowledge

• Students can track and view their progress in real-time

• Progression is based on achievement of goals and real capabilities.


Creativity• Few opportunities for

creative expression of learning

• Art• Fan fiction• Strategy guides• Machinima• Role playing / Cosplay• Imagination is required• The Wall


Work Readiness• Students are not ready

for the real world• Lack of On-the-Job

Training• Projects are obsolete• Students have no real

direction

• Students are ahead in most cases

• Integrated OJT Program

• Pre-selected OJT Companies

• Practical Real-World Projects


Eco Friendliness• Thousands of trees get

cut because of – Notebooks– Books– Test papers– Assignments

• No need to take notes (presentations are downloadable)

• Use of ebooks• Online testing


Why we’re doing this• Make education work• Get students excited to learn• Prepare the next generation• Challenge the system• Make students more imaginative• Make everyone believe in education• Give students a clear choice


Why we’re doing this• Turn students from bored to excited

– Game-based learning gets people interested– Point-system track real knowledge and progress

• Produce highly competitive IT practitioners• Leadership in the industry• Eliminate fear and pressure in learning• Fast track the learning process• Use Agile methodologies in teaching• Unite the I.T. industry


Introducing ArcturisOur game-based learning system


Key Terminologies• Assignments: Quests• Grades: Experience Points• Competition: Battlegrounds• Group Projects: Raids• Students: Heroes• Teachers: Class Trainer• Extra Skills: Professions• Exams: Dungeons


Classrooms• Alliance

– Stormwind– Darnassus– The Exodar– Ironforge– Stormwind

• Horde– Orgrimmar– Silvermoon– Thunder Bluff– Undercity


Training Levels• Beginner (Levels 1-50)• Intermediate (Levels 51-70)• Advanced (Levels 71-80)• Master Class (Levels 81-85)• Corporate Exposure (Levels 86-90)


Beginner Level• Course introduction• Strengthen core foundations• Theories and concepts• Research and presentation• Learn the basics of the program• Basic application of concepts• Beginner level project• One (1) course project


Intermediate• Introduction to intermediate level• More research and presentation• More new techniques• Harder quests• Standards• Intermediate level projects• 1-2 intermediate level projects


Advanced• Advanced Mentorship• Presentation of Advanced Techniques• Advanced Level Projects• Team up with other classes• 1-2 advanced level projects


Master Class• Refinement and mastery of knowledge• Advanced research and development• Instructor facilitated projects• One (1) advanced group project


Corporate Exposure• Bonus Course (only P1,000.00 enrollment fee)

– Placement and coordination– Certification

• Real world exposure with real deadlines• Exposure to top specialists and companies• Treated as temporary employees• Learn more group dynamics


Your First AnimationClicking your way through Adobe Edge

Initial Course Offerings• PHP/MySQL (All levels)• Web Design Photoshop (3 levels)• CSS/HTML (3 levels)• Android Mobile Development (all levels)

– Pre requisite: Java, object oriented programming• Web Animation Flash (all levels)• Illustrator (all levels)• CorelDraw (all levels)• 3D Graphics (all levels)


Future Courses• iPhone/iPad/iOS development• Microsoft .Net application development• Character development• Animation• JavaScript (all levels)• Wordpress development (3 levels)• Drupal development (3 levels)• SEO (3 levels)• Internet marketing (3 levels)


Free Seminars for Students Only• Color theories• Object oriented concept• Agile software development process• Understanding CMS• Basic blogging• Basic digital photography• Introduction MMORPG gaming• Storytelling

* all seminars happen once per moth, have certificates & exclusive to students


Discounts available• Students that attend seminars or students member of Davao IT• Has laptop• DOTA champion• World of Warcraft gamer• Qualified in the web design competition• Blogger with pr 3 domains• Genius level IQ• Officer in any school organization• Joined any beauty pageant in the past• In a band, singer, performer, artist, dance group, photographer• A staff in your yearbook, school paper, etc• Has 4,700+ friends on Facebook• Has 20,000+ followers• Own a page or group with at 15,000+ members• Has worked at least one year in an software development firm


Additional discounts• Perfect in all exams with one try• Always 30 minutes ahead of schedule• Assignments are always right• Research are always right• Has answered voted up 200 questions• Discovered 20 vulnerabilities + solutions to our system• Has asked 200 unique questions voted up questions• Always first to submit assignments, researches, exams• Voted as the team leader of a group on an advanced level• Absent but passed within the given time frame


Refer a Friend (enrolled)• All presently enrolled students get 10%

commission each time they refer a friend.• This persists until both students are not enrolled


ThanksOops… There’s more


Full year of IT EventsAugust 2011: Web Development MonthSeptember 2011: Mobile Application MonthOctober 2011: Animation MonthNovember 2011: Bloggers MonthDecember 2011: SEO MonthJanuary 2012: Technopreneurship MonthFebruary 2012: I.T. Education MonthMarch 2012: I.T. Career MonthApril 2012: Gaming MonthMay 2012: Graphic Design MonthJune 2012: Hacking and Network Security MonthJuly 2012: Software Development Month


August I.T. Events by PGOUniversity of Southeastern Philippines (USEP)Friday, August 12 · 9:00am - 11:30amhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229646943743096 John Paul II College (JP2C)Saturday, August 13 · 9:00am - 4:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=220035684709122 University of Mindanao (UM)Wednesday, August 17 · 1:00pm - 5:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245697658786703 University of Immaculate Conception (UIC)Saturday, August 20 · 1:00pm - 5:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231713253532167

ACLCMonday, August 22 · 1:00pm - 4:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231458190229578


August I.T. Events by PGOHoly Cross (HCDC)Tuesday, August 23 · 3:00pm - 6:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253809011309471 InterCity College of Science and Technology (ICST)Wednesday, August 24 · 9:00pm - 11:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225237414194879

AMA Computer CollegeThursday, August 25 · 9:30am - 1:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138109472943706

STI CollegeFriday, August 26 · 1:00am - 4:00pmhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124462760983852


CompetitionOn-the-spot Student Web Design CompetitionAugust 27, 2011http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=241281559236739

Entries can be found athttp://www.silicongulf.com/competitions/web_design


Our Loving Supporters• The SiliconGulf Initiative• Davao IT• Adobe User Group• PHP Philippines• Developers, Entrepreneurs, Artists of Davao• SEO-Philippines• The IT School with no name yet• Philippine Global Outsourcing


ThanksTo all speakers, PHP framework developers, our

team at Philippine Global Outsourcing, students of all participating schools

To the World of Warcraft for teach my kids to read, type and grow faster.

Learn from the best www.silicongulf.com


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