Discussions

Your Name and Title

Wayne Holmes, Director of Education, zondle
(also doctoral candidate, ‘games-based Learning’, Oxford University, UK)

School, Library, or Organization Name

zondle

Co-Presenter Name(s)

Dr Paul Howard-Jones, Reader in Neuroscience and Education, Bristol University, UK.

Country from Which You Will Present
United Kingdom

Language in Which You Will Present

English

Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.)

Primary and high school teachers

Short Session Description (one line)

Whole-class and inter-school teaching and learning with a neuroscience-based team game: zondle Team Play.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

This session introduces a unique approach to whole-class and inter-school games-based learning: zondle Team Play.

zondle Team Play is a free neuroscience-based teaching-through-games tool, that enables you to teach your existing materials (e.g. PPT slides) through a competitive game interface.

Working in teams, students compete, choosing their answers to questions you have set to consolidate your teaching. Students also get the opportunity to game their score, take a chance on whether it doubles or zeros, which maximises dopamine levels in their brains and helps them consolidate their learning.

“To say the children enjoyed their first go at zondle Team Play would be an understatement!” Dawn Hallybone, @dawnhallybone (Year 5/Grade 4 teacher, UK).

zondle Team Play can be played in real-time by students in a single class, in different schools, or even in different countries (the students interact using their own Internet-enabled devices such as smartphones or tablets).

The session will introduce the neuroscience behind zondle Team Play and will provide a practical guide to using this free tool with whole classes and between schools (wherever they happen to be in the world).

The neuroscience behind zondle Team Play            5 minutes

Setting up zondle Team Play in your school            5 minutes

Playing zondle Team Play (demonstration)             10 minutes

Questions                                                            5 minutes

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session (if any):

www.zondle.com

http://www.zondle.com/publicPages/zondleTeamPlay_guideStart.aspx