How This Teacher Uses Unreal Engine to Elevate His Students' Learning
How This Teacher Uses Unreal Engine to Elevate His Students' Learning
How This Teacher Uses Unreal Engine to Elevate His Students' Learning
By Micheal Niehoff
November 13, 2020
Summary
Most educators are looking to create opportunities for all students to have deeper and more meaningful learning experiences, while also adding skill acquisition and student agency.
I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history.... EdSurge: Technology is an integral part of all learning experiences now.
Pant: The best learning happens when students are able to use technology as a method to enhance what they are already doing.
I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history and then be excited to share their learning.
After two weeks of learning Unreal Engine, many students are better at it than I am.
As a social studies teacher, what would you say to others in your discipline-as well as math, science and English-about the value of technology like Unreal Engine for your students?
Once students learn the basics, they are able to incorporate Unreal Engine in a variety of ways.
This includes math students creating Ferris wheels, American Government students debating the best amendment to the Constitution or students using Unreal Engine as a presentation tool instead of PowerPoint.
As part of STEMmersion-a two-week immersive experience where students take the same atypical class all day long to end the school year-students made connections between Star Wars and Unreal Engine.
Another STEMmersion had students incorporating architecture into Unreal Engine, where they learned basic architectural skills from experts and then modeled their school in Unreal Engine.
Reference
Niehoff, M. (2020, November 13). How This Teacher Uses Unreal Engine to Elevate His Students' Learning - EdSurge News. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-11-13-how-this-teacher-uses-unreal-engine-to-elevate-his-students-learning