I Believe Video Games Can Be an Effective Tool to Promote Learning for Younger Ages.
What fascinated me about games such as Minecraft is that they sport a unique circuitry engine, as well as their own programming languages. Completing projects in such a tangible environment was a big door to my greater interest in engineering. Because of this, I wanted to make an experience to help bring other kids' passions for STEM to life.
Luckily, I Knew the Tools to Create a Controlled Classroom-like Environment.
With Minecraft's native programming language "Commands", I was able to code my own rules into the game to best facilitate a lesson, review, and student engagement section each day. This meant a controlled non-destructive environment where each student could also use the day's lesson to digitally build on ideas covered in class.
Who Takes My Classes
After creating some branding images and descriptions, I hosted my three classes on a platform called Outschool. For an age range of 10-17, I offered an Engineering Through Minecraft Redstone class, as well as an Intro To and Advanced Coding Through Minecraft Commands class.
