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Seminar: Connected Classrooms
PICNIC Young '09
- 25 Sept 09 09:15-17:30
The Connected Classrooms Seminar explores the use of locative games and virtual worlds as a motivation for the internationalization of education. This seminar takes place on Friday 25 September.
PICNIC Young Seminars are for educators and creative professionals. Visitors will be inspired by readings, surprising demonstrations and illuminating examples of leading national and international initiatives.
Programme
09:15 Open
09:30 Welcome Henk van Zeijts , director Creative Learning Lab
09:40 Keynote Katie Salen (USA), Associate Professor Design and Technology, Parsons The New School for Design and co-author of the book Rules of Play.
10:15 Case presentation The Island
The Island is a ‘game based adventure’ which can be played in New York en Amsterdam by pupils Speakers: Introduction on the theme: Russell Shorto , author of the book The island at the centre of the world; Project and game design: Ronald Lenz head Locative programme of Waag Society; User experience: Vincent Koerse , of AICS Esprit, participants of the project The Island.
10:50 Shortcuts NL
Peggy Brandon , director Mocca about the meaning of intercultural exchange.
Wilfred Ruben s, blogger and education advisor will give his vision about new media for intercultural exchange and internationalisation.
11:10 Case presentation by Richard Sandford (UK), Senior Researcher Futurelab
Richard Sandford about Futurelab projects and the internationalisation of education.
11:45 Shortcuts NL
Peter Warman , Newzoo/Gamesindustry.com, Today’s Gamers research in US, UK, DE, FR, NL and BE.
Johan 't Hart , teacher and initiator of Rapucation, about the Rapucation project.
12:05 Case presentation Global Gincana
In Global Gincana pupils from Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Amsterdam social make ‘urban games’ for each other, based on the traditional Brazilian game Gincana. Paulo Hartmann (Brasilia) is multimedia artist, musician, researcher and new media curator Mobile Fest.
12:40 Shortcuts NL
Isaac Huijink , Driebit, about the LYPO Love your perfect opposite which was developed with Stichting Global Inside.
Eef Grob , project manager internet VPRO Beagle, about the multimedia project Beagle.
13:00 Summary and questions
13:15 Lunch and tour in the Creative Playground
14:05 Welcome back by Henk van Zeijts
Introduction programme.
14:45 Round table discussions with the keynote speakers or participation to location based games.
16:15 Revue on the game experience, Creative Playground and discussion.
16:30 Drinks
17:30 End
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