This is a collection of examples of Lesson Plans and eLearning designs that provide interactive and engaging activities. Some are low tech hard copy printable activities, other use a range of software and Web 2 tools. The focus is on short lesson activities that transform a traditional (passive) activity into an interactive game-like experience. Although the end result may not look like an educational game, the use of game-elements can be very motivating. This category is for busy teachers who want quick and easy ways to engage and encourage students.
The irony of the emphasis on speed is that some of our world’s leading mathematicians are not fast at math. Laurent Schwartz—who won math’s highest award, the Fields medal, in 1950—wrote in his autobiography that he was a slow thinker in math, who believed he was “stupid” until he realized that “what is important is […]
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This website has a browser-based tool to create movies and posters from a pool of assets on a theme. The example here is the movie ‘Ten Canoes’. Student can preview movie clips and drag them onto a timeline to make their own movie. They can also make a poster by adding images and text boxes.
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The viral nature of learning and teaching Minecraft, or Loombands, lies in the surrounding ecosystems of sharing. In my classroom settings I have tried to recreate this. So far Google Communities has been a favourite of students. When we conducted a review of the many Portfolio systems I had tested with them over the years,
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I tried out an Articulate Storyline template from eLearning Brothers to create a quiz on the topic of Social Media. There were dozens of layers to sort through and although it was not hard to add my own content, it took a really long time and was quite repetitive. The sort of thing I would
This Treasure Map is a visual interface to navigate through 6 months of work in course in Digital Media. As skills are mastered in one area a new location is revealed. There are links to learning resources and short tests to unlock higher levels. It took me a few months to design this, so something
Over the last few years I have used Open Badges to improve motivation. My preferred platform is Moodle , but there are others like Openbadges.me available. The most successful project has been where the students were in charge of distributing Master or Mentor Badges. We made a video of the Award Ceremony which you can
This mini-mooc introduced eLearning skills through a series of lectures and activities. Natalie was asked to add some gamification strategies and implemented two simple techniques: 1) A simple progress bar – to indicate progression through seven stages. 2) Jellybean treasure hunt – a small jellybean was a link to quick quiz questions to repeat key
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