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Lucas Gillispie's presentation on his experiences playing MMORPG's like World of Warcraft with students over the years and an introduction to the WoWinSchool Project, a project that will use World of Warcraft in an after-school program with students.
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Where It All Began
What Does It Mean To Be...
A Guild?
A Guild Is...
Community
A Guild Is...
Relationship
We Got Tired of Waiting For Our Food
A Guild Is...
About Pride
Being the First Guild FormedOn Your Server
Seeing Your Guild Emblem FlyingAbove A Keep You’ve Taken From
Enemy Players
A Guild Is...
Teachable Moments
A Guild Is...
Stories
Remember The Time We...
What I’ve Seen...
Students in Virtual Worlds
Warhammer Online Screenshot
Why don’t they spend this
much time studying for their
Biology exam?
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Extreme Engagement
They spend hours outside
of the game collaborating
and planning in forums,
researching maps,
statistics, and strategies to
improve their game.
Students Become The Experts
The Playing Field Is Leveled
They are collaborating, online, with people from
all over the world. Differences in race, age,
gender, and nationality are no longer an issue.
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County
Sheriff
Researcher
Business
Owner
Editor for the Canadian Senate
Produce
Clerk
Business
Analyst
K-12Instruction
al Technology Coordinato
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Technology
Engineer
Quality Assurance Superviso
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Water/Sewer
Technician
College
Student
University Admissions
Representative
Director of IT
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Protestant
Minister
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Who Are They Playing With?
Students Emerging As Leaders
Students are leading people
from around the world (often
40 or more) to accomplish
collective goals. These events
take planning, coordination,
and decision-making skills.
So, What’s Next?
What is the WoWinSchool Project?
A collaborative project that aims to use World of Warcraft in anafter school program, targeting at-risk or “fringe” students, and
focusing on literacy, writing, mathematics, 21st-century skills, and digital citizenship.
What If?
What If I could use World of Warcraft to teach:
Statistics? Literacy?
Leadership?
Economics?
Culture?
Algebra?Ecology?
Digital Storytelling?
Writing?
What If I could use World of Warcraft to engage one disaffected student?
What If we put these students in guild leadership positions?
What If we share the students’ accomplishments with the world?
What If we mix students from distant areas in the same guild?
How You Can Get Involved!
Write Lessons! Curriculum Alignment!
Grants!Spread The Word!
Play!
Collect SupportingResearch!
Edit!Learn!
The Wiki
http://wowinschool.pbworks.com
Follow on Twitter:
@WoWinSchool
Come Play With Us!
Come Learn With Us!
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Lucas Gillispie
Instructional Technology Coordinator,
Pender County Schools, NC
http://www.edurealms.com
On Twitter: PCSTech
