ORIGIN OF ANCIENTSNan Hua High School’s

LEAD ICT Journey

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.

Nah Hua’s Projects

Games Development for Humanities Education

Borderless Learning Forum for Chinese Language

Objectives

Make learning fun

Maximize lesson time

Flexible for teachers

Suitable for 2 period lessons.

Complement teaching of Lower Sec History & Geography

Teach Less Learn More

Differentiation Instruction

Lesson Time Limitation

Integrating Geography & History

Focus on South East Asia

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

Video

Understanding Games

Understanding Games

Game Mechanics

What makes games fun?

Game Rules

Game Balance

Board Games e.g. “The Settlers of Catan”

Common themes

Geography History

Natural Resources Ancient Civilization

Settlements Internal Threats

Population Growth External Threats

“ Off the Shelf” vs

Game Development

Constraints

Budget

Technical

Computer Lab

Game Design

Geography & History Topics

Game Design Document

Educational Outcomes

Game Development

Collaboration with Amdon Consulting

Game Design

IP issues

Overcoming Technical Constraints

Refining Educational Objectives

Game Implementation

Stress testing in computer lab

Refining Educational Objectives

Testing on Class of 40

Future Plans

Lesson Package

Feedback from Teachers & Students

Develop Phase Two

Q & A