This course introduces participants to game-based learning environments (such as Minecraft) and helps them design contexts for authentic learning using such technologies. It comprises a mixture of lectures, hands-on sessions and groupwork.

• Describe how game-based learning environments can be designed and integrated into curricula for different subjects.


• Understand how such curricula can be designed in alignment with Disciplinary Intuitions as a theory of learning using the Six Learnings curriculum design framework.

• Lecture: Disciplinary Intuitions (DI) theory of learning and Six Learnings curriculum design framework.


• Lecture: Introduction to Minecraft as a learning environment


• Hands-on activity: basics of Minecraft, relating Minecraft game objects to subject domains (e.g. Redstone to Physics, biomes to Geography).


• Assignment: participants are to research Minecraft curriculum resources and lesson plans and then come up with their own lesson ideas

• Sharing and Class Discussion: Participants share their lesson ideas and discuss how their ideas (as well the resources and lesson plans they researched) can be contextualized within their subject domain's curriculum.


• Lecture: STEM presentation


• Hands-on activity: going further with Minecraft (e.g. building circuits to play music).