EA Create: New Game, New Opportunities?
At the Consolarium, we are always eager to look for new games to add to our Game Based Learning projects. In mid November 2010, Electronic Arts will release EA Create. Create Game Info In Create, use...
View ArticleConsolarium comes to Norway
As a result of presentation about the work of LTS’ Consolarium initiative in Strasbourg last year we were kindly invited to present a keynote talk about the place and value of game based learning in...
View ArticleMicrosoft Kinect in Education (first thoughts)
Unless you have been asleep for the last few weeks you will have heard that the latest development to the Microsoft xBox platform has been released. Its called Microsoft Kinect (code named Project...
View ArticleA Snow Day Resource from the Consolarium
It’s cold out there. Really cold. And snowy. With many of Scotland’s schools remaining closed due to bad weather, a large number of teachers, schools and authorities are trying to deliver some...
View ArticleMy French Coach
My French Coach [1 of 3] Hélène Clark | Firrhill High School, Edinburgh When first playing my French Coach, the user takes a test which sets their initial comprehension of the French language. The...
View ArticleMy French Coach Part 2
My French Coach [2 of 3] Hélène Clark | Firrhill High School, Edinburgh Read Part 1 here With S3 pupils (13-14 years old) The Game In S3, pupils have a fairly developed knowledge of French and my class...
View ArticleGame To Learn Conference
The Consolarium in partnership with JISC are delighted to be bringing the Game To Learn conference to the University of Abertay Dundee on Saturday 19th March. The Saturday Programme offers both a...
View ArticleGame To Learn Conference – Afternoon Workshops
Wow! What a response we have had to our Game To Learn afternoon practical workshops! More than half are fully booked and only a few spaces left in the others! As you can see from the table below,...
View Article#gametolearn – Playful Learning: Geocaching Workshop
As well as dong a lot of work at the Consolarium on Games Based Learning and Games Design we also research and investigate other technologies that we think will have a real impact in the classroom. In...
View ArticleMy French Coach part 3
My French Coach [3 of 3] Read Part 1 here | Read Part 2 here So, it’s the end of the school year and Modern Foreign Language pupils at Firrhill High School in Edinburgh have been reflecting on the use...
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