Phylo (http://phylogame.org) is a project that began as a reaction to the following nugget of information: Kids know more about Pokemon creatures than they do about real creatures. Phylo is also: (1) a card game that makes use of the wonderful, complex, and inspiring things that inform the notion of biodiversity; (2) an exercise in crowd sourcing, open access, and open game development; and (3) a tool that enables easy generation of classroom biodiversity decks.
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to this online resource, and will also provide teacher access accounts so that they can learn how to use this tool in their own classrooms. This includes a guided step by step tour on the nuances and logistics of creating classroom DIY decks that will be playable and expandable with the rest of the Phylo system. By the end of the workshop, we hope that the collective efforts of the group will have created a beta deck!
0:00 - 0:10: Introduction to the projectHigher Education Participants are welcome.
Participants should come with a laptop or tablet device with online access.
Participants will receive account access to the Phylo project website so that they can continue using it in their own settings/classrooms.