Being creative in getting cots into a history classroom
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This document discusses using the Assassin's Creed video game franchise to teach history in the classroom. It begins by outlining the challenges of using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) games, such as limited technology resources and restrictions from IT departments. It then examines how the Assassin's Creed games correspond to different historical time periods and topics in the curriculum. Potential ways to utilize the games are explored, such as student-created machinima videos or focusing on literacy and numeracy skills. However, it is acknowledged that the games present a fictionalized history and should not be considered a replacement for traditional lessons.
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Being creative in getting cots into a history classroom
- 1. Being creative in getting COTS into a history classroom
- 2. What do we want to teach in the history classroom?
- 4. What existing tools do history teachers use ?
- 5. “The World At War" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Worl datwar.jpg “The Rise and fall of the Third Reich" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheR iseandFalloftheThirdReich.jpg British National Archives, defe2-101 Factually based mini series Primary sources Documentary Use of Primary or Secondary based sources
- 6. "Patriot promo poster" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Patriot_promo_poster.jpg#/media/File:Pa triot_promo_poster.jpg“Forrest Gump meeting JFK" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ForrestGumpJFKScreenshot.jpg#/ “How many miles to Babylon" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HowManyMilesToBabylon.jpg Use of Historical fiction
- 7. "Patriot promo poster" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Patriot_promo_poster.jpg#/media/File:Pa triot_promo_poster.jpg“Forrest Gump meeting JFK" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ForrestGumpJFKScreenshot.jpg#/ “How many miles to Babylon" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HowManyMilesToBabylon.jpg Use of Historical fiction
- 8. So using COTS game in the classroom, what setup would you like to have?
- 9. CC BY-SA 2.0 by Arria Belli Game installed on PC’s PC hardware up to standard TIME! Teacher skill to utilise opportunity
- 10. What you actually have, what obstacles you have, and what you will get away with?
- 11. CC BY-SA 2.0 by Arria Belli • Game installed on PC’s- not likely to be allowed by IT Dept • PC hardware up to standard- not likely to be • TIME!- 40 min blocks/ Exam pressure • Teacher skill to utilise opportunity- unless a gamer & motivated to do it • Game website blocked • Game cost • Teacher PC and projector
- 12. Looking at Assassin Creed
- 13. Assassin's Creed is a historical fiction action-adventure open world stealth sandbox style video game series that consists of nine main games and a number of supporting materials, as of 2015, developed and published by Ubisoft.
- 14. Where it fits in the syllabus.
- 15. Europe from Renaissance to Reformation, 1492-1567 Religion and power – politics in the later 16Cth, 1567-1609 The eclipse of Old Europe, 1609-1660 Europe in the age of Louis XIV, 1660-1715 Establishing empires, 1715-1775 Empires in revolution, 1775-1815 Reform and Reformation in Tudor Ireland, 1494-1558 Rebellion and conquest in Elizabethan Ireland, 1558-1603 Kingdom versus colony — the struggle for mastery in Ireland, 1603-1660 Establishing a colonial ascendancy, 1660-1715 Colony versus kingdom – tensions in mid-18th century Ireland, 1715-1770 The end of the Irish kingdom and the establishment of the Union, 1770-1815 Nationalism and state formation in Europe, 1815-1871 Nation states and international tensions, 1871-1920 Dictatorship and democracy, 1920-1945 Division and realignment in Europe, 1945-1992 European retreat from empire and the aftermath, 1945-1990 The United States and the world, 1945-1989 Ireland and the Union, 1815-1870 Movements for political and social reform, 1870-1914 The pursuit of sovereignty and the impact of partition, 1912-1949 The Irish diaspora, 1840-1966 Politics and society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993 Government, economy and society in the Republic of Ireland, 1949-1989 Finding out about the past The work of the archaeologist Life in Celtic Ireland The Roman Empire The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration The Reformation The Plantations in Ireland The Revolutions American French 1798 The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions The Famine in Ireland 1845-1848 Twentieth Century Irish History Social Change in Ireland in the 20th C Europe after World War I The Cold War 1945 -1961 Leaving Cert TopicsJunior Cert Topics
- 16. Europe from Renaissance to Reformation, 1492-1567 Religion and power – politics in the later 16Cth, 1567-1609 The eclipse of Old Europe, 1609-1660 Europe in the age of Louis XIV, 1660-1715 Establishing empires, 1715-1775 Empires in revolution, 1775-1815 Nationalism and state formation in Europe, 1815-1871 Nation states and international tensions, 1871-1920 Dictatorship and democracy, 1920-1945 Division and realignment in Europe, 1945-1992 European retreat from empire and the aftermath, 1945-1990 The United States and the world, 1945-1989 The Roman Empire The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration The Reformation The Revolutions American French The Agricultural & Industrial Revolutions Europe after World War I The Cold War 1945 -1961 Leaving Cert TopicsJunior Cert Topics Third Crusade Assassin's Creed 2007 Renaissance Assassin's Creed II 2009 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 2010 Assassin's Creed: Revelations 2011 Age of Piracy Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013 Assassin's Creed Rogue 2014 Colonial era Assassin's Creed III 2012 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation 2012 French Rev Assassin's Creed Unity 2014 Imperial China Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 2015 Victorian England Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015
- 17. What is teachable with Assassins Creed?
- 18. Who did that? * What happened? * When did it take place? * Where did it take place? * Why did that happen?* * Bur remember it is still historical fiction
- 19. Leonardo Di Vinci Flying machine 1485 (Assassin Creed II) V
- 20. Titian [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Suleiman I ( the Magnificent ) 1494- 1566 as depicted in AC Revelations
- 21. Attempted Assassination of Lorenzo De Medici 1478 (Assassin Creed II)
- 22. Exploring an open world Florence 1502 (Assassin Creed II Brotherhood) V
- 23. Imagining changes over time Colosseum 1502 (Assassin Creed II Brotherhood)
- 24. "Hagia Sophia Mars 2013" by Arild Vågen - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hagia_Sophia_Mars_2013.jpg#/media/File:Hagia_Sophia_Mars_2013.jpg Hagia Sophia taken from Assass Creed Revelations under Fair use http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/File:Hagia_Sophia_001.jpg Hagia Sophia 1511 (Assassin Creed Revelations)
- 25. Outbreak of Revolution - walking around Boston 1775 (Assassin Creed III)
- 26. Outbreak of Revolution – shot heard around the world (Assassin Creed III)
- 27. Can machinima get around the obstacles?
- 28. "Aula de formació" by Zezinho72 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Common
- 29. Machinima is the use of real- time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production. Most often video games are used to generate the computer animation.
- 30. Creating video clips directed by the teacher to indicate or highlight a learning opportunity which can then be up-loaded to Youtube or VLE. But Twitch.tv is …….
- 32. How to extend the learning?
- 33. Promoting Literacy & Numeracy focus on in game reading, out of game reading, cross curricular with other subjects.
- 35. "Assassin's Creed Unity is a mainstream video game, not a history lesson” https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/3/000/11d/353/060a0a6.jpg Antoine Vimal du Monteil Assassin Creed producer