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ARGuing: Serious Games in EducationSerious Games challenging us to play a better education
Via: ARGuing – Alternate Reality Game for Education
Over the last couple of years Internet has developed in new directions, with people becoming much more involved in creating content and communicating online (Web 2.0). Studies clearly show how teens are now using technology as a natural and accepted part of their lives. Meanwhile their teachers and educators are still looking to use either pre-Internet or the Web in ways that are already dated and bear no relation to the technology level of their students. Existing motivators used in language learning, utilize situations to develop oral or written skills such as role-play situations within the classroom, but these situations do not generally relate to students’ real world and in particular do not attempt to use the power of technology. The ARGuing Project
The project consists of an Alternate Reality Game (ARG), which works as a communication context for international, multilingual, peer student communities that have to solve the puzzle by working as a massively, multiplayer, collaborative group, in multiple languages. ARGuing for Multilingual Motivation in Web 2.0 is funded by the European Union under the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). Project Results They have now completed the ARGuing project pilot with the ARG “The Tower of Babel” and have made available a video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd4rKnRSZY8, which includes some statistics and comments from teachers. The project team will be presenting the academic papers on the project at the forthcoming European Association for Games in Education Conference in October in Graz, Austria. Please visit their website for further documentation. About the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) - A Single Umbrella For Education And Training Programs The European Commission has integrated its various educational and training initiatives under a single umbrella, the Lifelong Learning Programme. With a significant budget of nearly €7 billion for 2007 to 2013, the program replaces previous education, vocational training and e-Learning programs, which ended in 2006. The LLP provides funding for all stages of lifelong learning; for activities at school, at college, at university, in the workplace and in the community. The LLP is made up of several different programs offering a variety of opportunities. There are four sub-programs focusing on different stages of education and training and continuing previous programs:
A transversal program aims to ensure that they achieve the best results possible. Four key activities focus on policy co-operation, languages, information and communication technologies, effective dissemination and exploitation of project results. Aiming for a geographical reach beyond Europe's borders, the Jean Monnet program stimulates teaching, reflection and debate on the European integration process at higher education institutions worldwide.Targets Quantified targets have been set for the four sub programs:
In the UK the LLP programs are managed by the British Council and ECOTEC. This joint website www.lifelonglearningprogramme.org.uk serves as a portal for information on all the programs and funding opportunities. Email This Hits: 420 Comments (1)
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