Twitter interview with Adam Clarke aka – Professor_Adam – aka @thecommonpeople
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40m Hi Adam, Would you be up for a quick twitter interview with me? I am on an #ocTEL course looking at innovative Learning & I thought of you! |
39m Yes 🙂 |
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36m Brill! Ok. There are 4 Qs. Thinking about Minecraft, what was the impetus and rationale behind using MC to teach with? |
34m MC is an easy to use multiplayer virtual space where the player can be creative and share ideas in 3D And so much more… |
32m Ok, Q2. What has teaching with MC achieved so far in terms of student learning? |
30m Student can learn everything from maths – physics – art – history – the difference is the process is game based and often collaborative
29m I usually show this video to explain how minecraft could be used in education http://youtu.be/RI0BN5AWOe8 |
27m Thanks for that. I’ll take a look. I use MinecraftEDU to teach with but I know you have done lofts of work in a broader context. 1 of 2 |
26m Yes mapping – biology and story telling – minecraft is a great narrative container for engagement – taking the learner on a journey |
26m Q3. What impact have you seen on staff where you have delivered MC in schools? 2 of 2
And your museum project?… |
24m Its given opportunities for cross curricula projects that really are across the curiculam [sic]
23m so teachers start with traditional ideas but can move beyond into more playful and student led learning – project based
My museum work uses minecraft as a peer reviewed game where knowledge and learning is discussed between the students
The teachers become assistant and instigators to learning |
21m Going back to Q3 for a second, Did you see a direct impact on staff in schools after you had delivered MC sessions? More enthused/engaged? |
20m A mix – change can be hard – some nervous – but yes lots of new ideas – lots of improved enthusiasm and agency to be creative |
19m Final #ocTEL question. Q4. How do you know it has had this impact? What evaluation strategies and methods have been used? |
17m For me there has been initial feed back and I get reports from teachers letting me know about current projects –
We are currently working with Lancaster Uni on a minecraft democracy project and will be using academic strategies
Questionnaire interviews and post project interviews
This will show – we hope the transfer was of skills and ideas / concepts and engagement
So it’s about the why question – eg if you use mc for teaching and learning then it’s good to know why – then it’s easy to evaluate |
14m That sounds very interesting. I am particularly keen on using MC in an HE context. I am a TEL advisor at the University of Hull. 1 of 2
I am looking at creating a 6 week MOOC in MC for Education and about to undertake my MSc in Learning Spaces looking at real and virtual. |
11 m Sound brilliant – would love to help on a Mooc |
8m Do I have your permission to include a transcript of this conversation on my blog? You can say no. |
52s Sure take care |
now Finally then. Just to say thank you very much Adam Clarke @thecommonpeople for your time and I look forward to seeing more of your work. 🙂 |
