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MirandaMod,
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Computer games, learning and the curriculum: uneasy bedfellows? (Part 1)
Tuesday 9th March 2010
WLE Centre and Online
Chaired by Terry Freedman
Free refreshments
Partnered by Oracle ThinkQuest
(www.thinkquest.org)
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Seminar and round table: 1600 – 1800
- 16:00 Coffee
- 16:30 – 18:00 Seminar (Derek Robertson, Joe Nutt, Dawn Hallybone, Chris Binns, John Cuthell, Caroline Pelletier, Graham Brown-Martin)
MirandaMod: 18:00 – 21:00
- 18:00 - 18:30 Refreshments
- 18:30 - 19:45 MirandaMod Debate
- 19:45 - 20:00 Refreshments
- 20:00 - 21:00 MirandaMod Debate
Seminar Speakers
Derek Robertson (Blog)
Head of Consolarium: Learning & Teaching Scotland's games unit & Developer
of Canvas Virtual Art gallery
Why play games in school?
Joe Nutt (Blog)
Games in schools: a contribution to low achievement
Dawn Hallybone (Blog)
Games in classrooms: enhancing the curriculum and engaging learners
Chris Binns and John Cuthell
ThinkQuest: a collaborative venture
Caroline Pelletier
Institute of Education, London
Games and Learning: what’s the connection?
Graham Brown-Martin
Founder: Learning Without Frontiers
www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com
Consumer Electronics: Becta's Blindspot in the Rearview Mirror
MirandaMod, Monday 29th March 2010
Computer games, learning and the curriculum: uneasy bedfellows? (Part 2)
0530 – 0730 at The Brewery, London, EC1
Free refreshments
Nearest tube Barbican
www.thebrewery.co.uk
Christina Preston
Author of Scoop and NewsNet: MirandaNet Fellowship
A surge in rickets in
the 21st century? A look back at designing educational games in the 1980s
Plus Derek Robinson, Dawn Hallybone, Leon Cych and Theo Kuechel
The second March MirandaMod is a free event within the 2010 international Games Based Learning Event called Video Games Social Media and Learning
March 29th – 30th (http://bit.ly/57jJuG).
The early bird registration
period
came to an end on January 31st.
MirandaNet members wishing to attend the conference may use the special
discount code (sent via MirandaLink) at registration to obtain a 10% discount
at online registration before
February 27th. Those who register before this date will be entered into
a draw to win a new Apple iPad. Registration is available at http://bit.ly/gbl10reg
The main conference site is at: www.gamebasedlearning2010.com
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