The Games Design Workshop is probably the most risky element of the Chalfonts CS program due to it being based across the planet, in terms of the content, and the process. Having spent a couple of years thinking and talking up virtual teaching and learning I am delighted to be part of such an interesting piece of research. Last nights meeting involved the usual suspects from years 7 to 13 (all boys) meeting Colin Maxwell (Designer, Artist, Photographer, teacher) and listening to a superb presentation about the design process he goes through when making his games. Roxana held the meeting together with a sophisticated balance of questioning, discussion, humour and challenge. Students responses were considered, creative and knowledgable as various games, processes, language and ideas were thrown around.
Having spent the first part of today working on the new Creative and Media Diploma plan I have no doubts this course could be very important in our thinking when we start to bring more and more experts into our classrooms through virtual technologies as experts and professionals.
Inspiring, fascinating and possible.
