Pédagogie & Technologie

Les usages pédagogiques de Minecraft sont légion et offrent aux élèves de belles occasions de résoudre divers problèmes. Au point où certains croient que l’apprentissage par Minecraft représente le futur de la pédagogie. Près de 10 ans après sa mise en marché, Minecraft s’est fait une place de choix auprès des joueurs mais également auprès des enseignants.

Faire émerger de nouvelles pratiques pédagogiques : c’est l’objectif du serious game Minecraft dont la version éducative est sortie. Comment s'en servir ?

Minecraft is an absolute phenomenon in schools – especially now that the multi-player version is being used for early-stage collaboration skills. But for an ICT teacher like myself, Minecraft is transformative and has completely changed the way I teach. What was once a highly challenging subject for most students is now a favourite par

Minecraft: Education Edition is now available on the iPad platform.

The iOS version shares many features found in other versions of Minecraft EDU, including the Update Aquatic package for underwater STEM activities and the Chemistry Resource Pack. It includes a touch interface that is "functionally equivalent to the standard control scheme for the game," according to Microsoft, which owns Minecraft.

Teachers are getting the building blocks they need to lead lessons in Minecraft worlds as Microsoft launches Minecraft Education Edition.

Sometimes the push to bring tech into the classroom seems like a misguided distraction from the Three Rs, but I appreciate that anything which helps engage children is generally a good thing. Just like a box of wooden building blocks, Minecraft in the classroom can be a distracting toy or a powerful learning tool depending on how you use it.