ORIGIN OF ANCIENTS

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ORIGIN OF ANCIENTS

• Nan Hua High Schools
• LEAD ICT Journey

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LEAD ICT PROGRAMME

• Practice-based efforts implement innovative or
  effective use of ICT-based pedagogies for at
  least one subject across one educational level
  initially.
• To provide successful scalable and sustainable
  models of ICT-based pedagogies that could be
  adopted or adapted by other schools.

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Nah Huas Projects

• Games Development for Humanities Education
• Borderless Learning Forum for Chinese Language

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Objectives

• Make learning fun
• Maximize lesson time
• Flexible for teachers
• Suitable for 2 period lessons.
• Complement teaching of Lower Sec History
  Geography

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Teach Less Learn More

• Differentiation Instruction
• Lesson Time Limitation
• Integrating Geography History
• Focus on South East Asia

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Linking with Our Partners

• IDA, Futurelabs UK in November 2006
• Amdon Consulting in 2007
• Conducted survey on students gaming habits
• Teacher Discussions to explore using Games in
  Teaching and Learning

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Video
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Understanding Games
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Understanding Games

• Game Mechanics
• What makes games fun?
• Game Rules
• Game Balance
• Board Games e.g. The Settlers of
  Catan

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Common themes
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Off the Shelf vsGame Development
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Constraints

• Budget
• Technical
• Computer Lab

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Game Design

• Geography History Topics
• Game Design Document
• Educational Outcomes

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Game Development

• Collaboration with Amdon Consulting
• Game Design
• IP issues
• Overcoming Technical Constraints
• Refining Educational Objectives

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Game Implementation

• Stress testing in computer lab
• Refining Educational Objectives
• Testing on Class of 40

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Future Plans

• Lesson Package
• Feedback from Teachers Students
• Develop Phase Two

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