Games for Learning Workshop
Auckland | 3 November
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Want a crash course in game design for the classroom?
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Looking for other game based activities that are working effectively?
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Keen to network and share ideas with other game-using and game-curious educators?
There will be a variety of interactive presentations and workshops to share and showcase the power of games and game design in the classroom.
The workshop covers both digital and non-digital games and has three themes:
- Getting started: captivate learners with games in the classroom
Find out why game-based learning is so engaging for students, and get top tips for incorporating games into your teaching practice.
- Dive into digital game design: discover tools and techniques
Learn how to kick start a Game Development Club, and hear how Pakuranga College made VR games a reality in its classrooms.
- Unpack complex issues with games: play in the real world
Experience how role-play and simulation games are effective at introducing complex concepts, and how games can help students engage with big ideas about the future.
Cost: $99/person, includes lunch and morning tea.
ORGANISATION
Mission Heights Junior College with support from NZCER
VENUE/DATE
Mission Heights Junior College, 103 Jeffs Road, Mission Heights, Manukau, Auckland
8:30am Sat 3 November, 2018 - 4:30pm Sat 3 November, 2018