Kodu research

For the past weeks we have had a visitor from the University of Oulu, Mr. Fatiu Arilesere.

He is from Nigeria, studying Learning, education and technology (LET).

At home he works as math and introductory technology teacher for junior secondary school in Lagos,

He is doing his thesis about “Use of Kodu game Lab to enhance teaching and learning”. He is collecting data in our club to his study by observing and use of questionnaire.

Mr.Arilesere has discovered that the kids use the tool a lot and it has help them in collaborating and interacting and with their peers during any given individual and group task. Furthermore, it shows how much student participates and interacts with each other using this tool. On the one hand, during the observation students showed that they could learn from each by doing, viewing and asking from either their teachers or peers during a giving task. On the other hand, students showed how critical they could think during a giving task.

Therefore, the Kodu game lab has shown great potential in collaboration and interactive learning situation during his observation. 

A day at the Forest part 2.

A Day in the Forest- Project Part 2.

Mrs. Sanna Kokko, 3rd grade teacher

Mrs. Kaisa Loponen, 4 grade teacher

We went to forest in September where we planned a beginning for a story. We continued story making at school. The students worked in mixed group of 3^rd and 4^th graders. The groups started by making a storyline for the future story together. After that two students continued writing and two other students started making art of same issue. We continued working weekly and every time the groups met they presented what they have done. The writing pair consisted of 3^rd and 4^th graders  so the 4^th graders teached  ICT-skills at the same time for the youngers. Almost all groups made a rap out of their story.

            

The ready stories recorded with Lumia920 phones and we made QR-codes with www.goqr.me page. The printed codes attached to artworks and the raps got their own codes, too. Now the wall outside the classroom has fine ensemble of work for the enjoy of the whole school.

Co-operation with two age groups was seamless and they are waiting for next challenges. The goal for the whole project was to develop co-operation skills, problem solving, creativity and ICT-skills. We got part of nature science, Finnish language, art, music and P.E curriculum.