tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620973967926891777.post3029513915128931921..comments2024-02-15T18:42:14.278+11:00Comments on Minecraft EduElfie: Setting BoundariesEduElfiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980519088982979763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620973967926891777.post-39097216533601596762012-03-08T17:08:38.549+11:002012-03-08T17:08:38.549+11:00Thanks Mr.Marshall for sharing your thoughts, I ha...Thanks Mr.Marshall for sharing your thoughts, I hadn't really thought along the lines of 'freedom being earned through responsibility' but it is something I might try to incorporate as my classes spend more time in the Minecraft world.EduElfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980519088982979763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620973967926891777.post-52627110380642831512012-03-08T11:00:33.766+11:002012-03-08T11:00:33.766+11:00I really like the controls that in place in the ED...I really like the controls that in place in the EDU mod. It really helps to be able to freeze students so that you can get their full attention to give them an additional instruction. I also like the boundaries feature and I think this is important in game-based learning, especially with younger students. Students need to learn to work in a society with rules and procedures, regardless of their career. I also think it is vital to give students the chance to "free play" as this is where they learn to develop social skills, creativity, problem-solving and most importantly independence. As students function well within a series of parameters, you can slowly give them more freedom. I am a big proponent on freedom being earned through responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620973967926891777.post-16390431030884898482012-03-07T22:16:49.696+11:002012-03-07T22:16:49.696+11:00Just a further comment, on re-reading Dean's r...Just a further comment, on re-reading Dean's reply post, something else sticks in my mind. The other day when I couldn't get into work and yet still ran my Minecraft class from home.<br /><br />You comment that "the ‘real world’ ones that shape kid to kid and kid to teacher interactions and boundaries. Kids will be confused in games as to how negotiable these things are." when talking about boundaries, there were 2 students, that when I watched/edited the video to upload to youtube I noticed crossing boundaries of appropriate 'respect' towards me on several occasions.<br /><br />At the time I registered that these things were happening, but did not address them in-game, instead I waited until I could address these issues face to face. In hindsight, now, I think it would have been a much more powerful learning experience for those 2 in particular (and me) if I had addressed the issue in-game at the time. There is always next time.EduElfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980519088982979763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620973967926891777.post-78011180809339878992012-03-07T21:51:34.154+11:002012-03-07T21:51:34.154+11:00Thanks for taking the time to write such an intere...Thanks for taking the time to write such an interesting reply. At this stage in my GBL journey I can see what you are trying to achieve, but as I said in the previous post I cannot quite see how to get there, yet. I am sure my teaching will evolve the more I engage in this type of learning in my classes, as well as discussions such as these we are having right now.<br /><br />Creating 'lessons' (I know you hate that word but...) which in Minecraft are going to essentially be maps is something I plan on developing my own skills, this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6zwv5MZpo&) was uploaded to YT today. I am floored!! Also I think this is the sort of 'organised play' you are trying to help me reach. Seeing this is getting me closer to seeing how it could be done in my own classes.<br /><br />At this stage too, a lot of teachers are doing these sorts of things on their own, as Minecraft gets used in more schools for education I am hoping a lot more collaboration will happen, in fact I am chasing it.EduElfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980519088982979763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620973967926891777.post-53285964160045987892012-03-07T21:35:02.475+11:002012-03-07T21:35:02.475+11:00This is great! So I replied - http://deangroom.com...This is great! So I replied - http://deangroom.com/forthewin/2012/03/organisational-play/ This might help. I'm loving this blog! +10XPdeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978651673964766214noreply@blogger.com