Evoke
Paul Allison, an English teacher at East-West School of International Studies in New York, has been playing EVOKE right alongside his students. He's one of several teachers from the New York Writing Project who decided to experiment with the game as a springboard for digital literacy.
Here's how it works: Each week, a new chapter from a graphic novel introduces players to a different challenge from the not-so-distant future. These "missions" range from food scarcity to human trafficking. Players respond -- and earn points -- by posting blogs, videos, or photos that convey their proposed solutions or reactions. They also comment on other players' postings, sparking dialogue, collaboration, and critical thinking.
"The technique of imitating the behaviour of some situation or system (Economic, Mechanical etc.) by means of an analogous model, situation, or apparatus, either to gain information more conveniently or to train personnel."
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I think this is very interesting! It reminds me of a task that my roommate had to do in her undergraduate work while obtaining a business degree. She worked with a computer simulation where she would input "her businesses financial information," and then over the course of a couple minutes the computer would generate how her business was doing; the profit, how it reacted to the stock exchange etc. It really helped her I know to think about the various components of her business and how they change throughout different financial times. I like how the example you displayed here can be related back to issues that are faced today or in the future
ReplyDeleteI never knew about this and it is a very cool idea. Not only are the students learning digital literacy but they are solving things that are relevent. In high school we had a business section called DECA and you were able to either work by yourself or another person and you could choose a topc in which you wanted to propose a problem and solution or take tests. You submitted your material and were graded on it. There were regional, state, and national levels of this. This reminds me of it except that all of this is done on the computer and through responses. I like this alterantive approach!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a fantastic idea. A few years ago my cousin was able to go to white house and meet some faculty members because of their experiment. His classmates were able to pick a topic which they had to create an idea that would help not only United States, but other countries. His group invented a lining for oil tank boats so that even in an accident, no oil would be spilled. This idea was then forwarded on and (some of the idea was used by the government). This type of setting creates students to think outside the box.
ReplyDeleteThank you all that is very interesting and for your positive comments
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