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Discussion Paper Three: Working Together to make Change Happen
This discussion paper ‘Working Together to make Change Happen’, provides an overview of the development of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle to date and outlines how it will work in practice. It outlines the practices, processes and approaches that are being used, considers what is needed to build capacity to support any emerging changes, and identifies the interdependencies. This follows the publication of the first discussion paper called ‘ Background and A Case For Change : Findings from the Pilot Curriculum Reviews 2023/24’ which sets out why the work is being carried out and unpacks the pilot curriculum reviews. It also talks aboutContinue reading Discussion Paper Three: Working Together to make Change Happen
Recommended reading: Critical Play; Radical Game Design by Mary Flanagan
This blog is a summary of Mary Flanagan’s book Critical Play; Radical Game Design. This was recommended by Dr Tom Brock, who is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Met, after he spoke at the recent Scottish Esports Conference 2024. With the book on order, it was only possible to access the first chapter on Google Scholar. This post is a summary of those initial points but are subject to change with further reading. Flanagan starts off by identifying games as “a significant cultural medium across a wider range of social, economic, game and gender categories” that are …Continue reading Recommended reading: Critical Play; Radical Game Design by Mary Flanagan
Game Maker
go to Making Games page GameMaker is a development tool for making 2D games, used by indie developers, professional studios, and educators worldwide. Users can create games for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTML5, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users. Explore tutorials using this link – Learn How To Develop Games Find out more about the Game Maker Education license with this link – Teaching Using Game DesignMicrosoft MakeCode Arcade
go to Making Games page Microsoft MakeCode Arcade is a free online learn-to-code platform where anyone can build games. Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users. Find out more about MakeCode Educator guides using this link – MakeCode Arcade Educator PageRestore by Glitchers – a game about land use
Restore by GLITCHERS Restore is part of an academic research project called RestoreID (HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-17). This research project investigates the relationship between nature restoration, biodiversity, and disease prevention. The restore game is led by Dr Brad Duthie and Prof Nils Bunnefeld at the University of Stirling. The game will take between 5-20 minutes to play, depending on the level that you select. Only your in-game decisions will be recorded for research purposes, and no personal identifiable data will be recorded. No download or signup required — Restore is compatible with modern browsers like Chrome, Safari and can be played on …Continue reading Restore by Glitchers – a game about land use
Glow Blogs Housekeeping Announcement
On 1 May 2025 we will start to archive older Glow Blogs that haven’t been used for a number of years. Following this, commencing 28 August 2025 we will permanently delete these from the system to free up space and help improve overall performance.Latest News
Glow Blogs Housekeeping Announcement
On 1 May 2025 we will start to archive older Glow Blogs that haven’t been used for a number of years. Following this, commencing 28 August 2025 we will permanently delete these from the system to free up space and help improve overall performance.How Glow Blogs Are Used
To get an idea of how Glow Blogs are being used we took a visit to the Local Authority Home pages and followed a few links from the Latest Posts. The Posts are below the Word Cloud generated from the titles once we remove schools names and words like school, nursery, etc.Glow Blogs Tutorial: School Site
This tutorial shows how to make a school site with Glow Blogs. The tutorial will cover using the block editor, along with a classic theme.Glow Blogs & Bluesky
There are a few ways you can use Bluesky in Glow Blogs, we have added a tips page: GLOW BLOGS & BLUESKY.Featured Images information
We have just added some information and instructions about Featured Images, These are a rather neglected ‘feature’ on Glow Blogs. They are really useful for making your posts stand out on both your own site and when you share them. There are especially useful if you share posts and can enhance your own site by […]