serious play conference: edtech evangelist: converting the unbelievers
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EDTECH EVANGELIST: CONVERTING THE
UNBELIEVERS
David W. deeds 2016 Serious play Conference
introduction
• Teaching/trainingfor15years,50-50splitbetweenhigheredandK-12schools
• CurrentlytheTechnologyIntegratorforYewWahInternaBonalEducaBonSchoolinYantai,Shandong,China
• OriginalBtle:“ConverBngtheHeathens”• FocusgroupssayPClevelisreasonable,butpleasemaintainasenseofhumor!
• NonamesofschoolsaPerthis,notevencountries(formyownsafety!)
• Scope:ExperiencestryingtogeteducatorstoadoptGames-BasedLearning(GBL)
Second life
opensimulator
minecraft
World of warcraft, others
It’s all geek to me
It’s all geek to me
• Professorinuniversity’sfledglingInternaBonalBusinessDepartment
• Onlyentranceteststudentspassedis:Daddy’scheckdidn’tbounce!
• Studentscouldn’t:understandlectures,readthetextbooks
• StartedaSecondLifecybercampusandsoonhadkidsbuilding,programming,runningtheirownbusinesses,etc.
• Bigsuccess…onlyaccordingtostudents!• MostrepressivewordsineducaBon:“Thewaywe’vealwaysdoneit.”
You don’t mess with the vb
You don’t mess with the vb
• ProfessorinComputerScienceDepartment• “Votech”school(supposedly)preparinggraduatesforemployment
• TVchannelsdedicatedtoshowingkidsplayingcomputergames
• ButVisualBasicwasthepetsubjectofatenured-for-lifecolleague
• All-too-commonaatude:Ifit’senjoyable,studentscan’tpossiblybelearning!
• Finalblow:NewPClabsfeaturedgraphicscardsthatcouldn’thandlevirtualworlds!
Avatars don’t steal souls
Avatars don’t steal souls
• Principalhadhiredmetointroduceedtech,forgottotell/asktheowners/directors
• Thoughtit’dbegeeky-cooltocreateanavatarwiththedirector’sname
• Shejumpedup,genuflected,ranfromtheroomcryingandmubering
• Coworkertoldme:“Shewasprayingthattheavatardoesn’tstealhersoul.”
• Wentdownhillrapidlyfromthere:Everyoneinvirtualworldsisachildmolester,avatarsgivegirlsbodyimageissues,etc.
• NeverunderesBmatecogniBvedissonance!
That old rack magic
That old rack magic
• NotjustGames-BasedLearning,everythingthatinvolvedtechnologywassheerevil!
• Buddiesatthenewwificompanyinstalledadishandroutercheap(Iwounduppaying)
• Triedtoexplainhowwifiworks,directorsaccusedmeofmakingitup(“lying”)
• Laterthe(alleged)TechGuytoldmethattheythoughtIwaspracBcingblackmagic
• Icanlaughaboutthisstuffnow,butitwasn’talwaysfunnyattheBme
• PlentyofdinosaursstompingaroundineducaBon,they’renotexBnctyet!
I do expect the inquisition
I do expect the inquisition
• GettheMontyPythonreference?• Thingsgotalotbeber:BiggestchallengewasconvincingtheInternaBonalBaccalaureate(IB)thatGBLisvalid
• Presentedatlotsofconferences(AACE,ISTE,etc.)…butneveratanIB!
• Goodnews:MostofthestuffIdoI’dnevergetawaywithinanAmericanpublicschool
• Badnews:Mainlyinmyclassroom…orlab!• Usuallyit’sjustpeopleresisBngchange,theyknowtheycangetawaywithit!
• Adminsneedbackbonetomakeprogress
Virtual/Real-world skills
Virtual/real-world skills
• Nowhere’saresearchtopic,futurePhDs!• Thehigherthevirtual-worldskills,thelowerthereal-worldskills!
• MetGreekguyinSecondLife,askedmeforoneofmydissertaBonpapers
• Didasearch-and-replace,“Europe”for“Asia”and“Greece”for“Korea,”thenpublisheditashisown!
• Itrytokeepthejournalfromgeangsued,andtheyturnitintoapissingcontest
• PerpetuateVirtualWorlders(Gamers)asanexclusiveclub,andweneedtobeinclusive!
Bursting the bubbles
Bursting the bubbles
• Schoolstendtocreateandmaintaincultural(organizaBonal?)bubblesaroundthemselves
• Thosewhodon’tfitinleave(bychoiceornot!)andtheBSbecomesself-perpetuaBng
• LotsofpoppsychologymasqueradingaseducaBonaltheory,plethoraofhacksmakingbigbuckssellingittosuckers
• Chancesareyou’reworkingforand/orwithfolkswhobelievethishippy-dippycrap!
• Needchangemanagementtechniques:Whoteachersarevs.whattheydo
• Teacherscanchange…esp.iftheyhaveto!
This school ain’t big enough…
Pleasenoteconspicuousabsenceofaschoollogo.;)
This school ain’t big enough…
• Bigproblem:bosseswithbigegos!• Thinkingthey’reexpertsoneducaBoningeneralisOK,butiftheythinkthey’regurusre:edtech,keepyourheaddown!
• Wasselectedforthreeconferences,makingannouncementstowholestaff
• Finallysomeonewarnedme:“You’retheonegeangrecognized,notthem!”
• Mainproblemis“paralysisbyanalysis”• Inside/outsidetheclassroom,youmustbe“inserted”intoaleadershipposiBon
• Regardless,youneedtop-downsupport
Thinking outside the…
Thinking outside the…
• Myth:Onlyolderteachersresistanttochange;Truth:It’stheyoungestwhoareconvincedtheyalreadyknoweverything
• Beingsneakyworks:IntroduceGBLviaPBL(problem-solving,task-/goal-basedwork)
• Piggybackonothergoals,suchascross-curricular/interdisciplinaryunits
• “Standards”isamagicword,andGBLcanbetoutedfor,e.g.,implemenBngaskillsmatrix
• StartwithaTechnologyWeek,similarevent• MakeGBLan“elecBve”forPD,teacherswilldoitjusttohaveabreakfromPowerSchool!
Fighting for truth, justice…
Opensimulator
minecraft
Horizon report/scoop.it
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