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Looking to Play to Learn: A Multimodal Study of Non-Formal Learning. Suzanne de Castell, Simon Fraser University Jennifer Jenson, York University. Two dimensions:. Extending classroom discourse analysis to include a broader range of communicational forms and educational settings.
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Looking to Play to Learn: A Multimodal Study of Non-Formal Learning Suzanne de Castell, Simon Fraser UniversityJennifer Jenson, York University
Two dimensions: Extending classroom discourse analysis to include a broader range of communicational forms and educational settings The use of multimedia affordances for data collection, analyses and, significantly REPORTING
“Language-as-speech is not any longer the central medium of communication…. We now live in a world of multimodality…and in a world of multimedia.” Kress, et al. (2000)
School learning… Playful learning…
Richard Lanham construes attention as “the action that turns raw data into something humans can use” (Lanham 1994, n.p.), and he proposes that under conditions of information ‘saturation’ the work of human attention is primarily enframing, selecting and organizing from the vast stores of available ‘raw data’ those elements which enable the movement from information to knowledge, to understanding, to, in his terms, “wisdom”.
A zoo “classroom” “What word do I take off my board?” <Are “vertebrates” words??>
“U.S. children between the ages of four and twelve spend $24 billion annually on everything from soft drinks to computer computer games….” -- Market Trends, November 2003
What was the name of the warthog in the Lion King? … “Pumba”, yes, that’s right
“Trick” Question… No mammals in the REPTILE house
Hurry up! See more animals …or else!
Embodied Learning through Play Creating a “new species”
Blood Omen 2 A media “rich environment