I rejoined the Heriot Watt team at the beginning of May, thanks to funding from EPSRC which allows us to disseminate the work of Adventure Author through the Making Games in Schools project - that means getting our approach out into Scottish classrooms, training teachers and providing support along the way. Part of that support is keeping our resources and information up to date, so I have been back into our teaching materials to ensure they link with the final Curriculum for Excellence guidance recently published here in Scotland. I will also be doing further work on our teaching manual over the summer, but for now I hope these documents, highlighting how game design fulfils many of the expectations and aspirations of ACfEx, will be helpful - as we always say of game design, "It's 'A Curriculum for Excellence' in a box!"
A Curriculum for Excellence - Gamemaking and technologies: Download Technologies and making games
A Curriculum for Excellence - Gamemaking and literacy across learning: Download Literacy across learning and making games
If you would like to take part in the Making Games in Schools project, and your school is within a 100 mile return trip from Heriot Watt University and you think you can fulfil the project requirements, do submit an application - we'd love to hear from you! Dealines and application forms can be found here.
Curses! We are in Elgin 200 miles North. Just finished using Samorost 1 with my S2 to generate creative and instructional writing. Using Samorost 2 this week for fun and to encourage more descriptive writing.
If ever you are allowed into the Highlands, give us a shout!
Posted by: dave t | Monday, May 18, 2009 at 05:15 PM
Hi Dave
Why not fill in an application form anyway? We couldn't ongoing support in the class at that distance (unless we happen to have a student from Elgin who likes visiting home!) but you could perhaps take part in the training in Edinburgh.
Judy
ps Isn't Samorost cute?
Posted by: Judy | Friday, May 22, 2009 at 09:46 AM