Games on the curriculum – Scottish schools
April 18, 2008
Daniel Livingstone wrote a post today regarding an article on game design being taught in Scottish schools. He provides some interesting responses to the curriculum guidelines. Worth a read.
“I spotted this intriguing piece earlier in the week -” ‘Games’ to be taught in Scottish Schools”
The article doesn’t reveal much in the way of details but claims:
Scottish schoolchildren are to be taught the basics of video game design as part of the country’s new national curriculum – dubbed the ‘Curriculum of Excellence’.
According to the Press Association, the move is to designed to ‘create the next generation of young programmers’.
Schools minister Maureen Watt unveiled the scheme … and added that the new lessons will teach children how to use computer software to create animations and feature films.”
See the full article here.
Entry Filed under: DGBL, Games, Pedagogy, Trends. Tags: Curriculum, Curriculum for Excellence, Education, Game Design, Game Development-Based Learning, Games, Learning, Pedagogy, Schools, Scottish Schools, Scratch, Squeak, Technology, Trends.
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