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4 March 2019

Mini Game Jam - New Dates Announced!

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We're pleased to announce that the Mini Game Jam events led by award winning lecturer Dr Amanda Ford will be commencing next week. Read on to find out more and how to get involved.

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The College is pleased to announce that the Mini Game Jam events led by award winning lecturer Dr Amanda Ford will be going ahead with Amanda providing support to schools through an online community set up through the Scottish schools intranet Glow.  The Mini Game Jam is now entering its 7th year and has seen around 1500 children across Glasgow and Renfrewshire  take part since the  first event was hosted. The Mini Game Jam encourages Primary 7 children to be creative and come up with a game in a short space of time based on a given theme which they are only told at the start of the day, while working with peers from other schools in their local area. The final event this year will be held on the 19 June 2019 at West College Scotland.

This year the College has been awarded funds from Education Scotland to help support an online community as well as create materials for teachers and deliver some online CLPL session.  This will enable schools across Scotland to take part and participate in the final without having to travel.  If you wish to be added to the team to take part in the sessions or want more information please contact Amanda Ford  - amanda.ford@wcs.ac.uk 

The sessions will focus on how to set up your own Mini Game Jam event and use Scratch to create your own games with resources created by Donald Feist (Principal Teacher Mosspark Primary) and Amanda. They will run online through Teams in Glow on the following dates:

  • 11 March 7-8pm - Getting set up with your own Mini Game Jam.
    Find out what mini jams are all about and how you can get your school running one
  • 13 March 7-8pm - Intro to scratch (Maze Game).
    Learn how to create your first game using Scratch 3.0
  • 20 March 7-8pm  -After the Maze Game – other games projects with Scratch.
    Learn how to create your own Collecting Game/Bat and Ball game
  • 27 March 7-8pm - After the Maze Game – other games projects with Scratch.                                                                    Learn how to create your own Collecting Game/Bat and Ball game.

This programme is being supported by Education Scotland’s Enhancing Professional Learning in STEM Grants Programme through the Scottish Government STEM Education and Training Strategy.