Cohort 21 | mikefarley | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/mikefarley/activity/ Activity feed for mikefarley. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:03:18 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 f6f7dd162fb381de21cb40efe05a1f1c mikefarley posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/02/21/where-its-at/#comment-23 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:59:01 -0500 Adam! This all sounds fantastic. Sounds like you have put a lot of thought into your next steps. Congrats!

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson Thanks to everyone who left insightful comments on my Face-to-Face post.  After looking into MIT’s App Inventor 2, I’ve decided to end off the year on that […] ]]> 0ed3d38196d9998736a726fe1d824d74 mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=70 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:35:13 -0500 This week I’ll be presenting at the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) annual conference in Toronto. I’m a Geo teacher but I’ll be doing a session on using video games to teach about energy management […]

]]> 3 3b3fb0e4d9766ed123b084f5ef742869 mikefarley posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/06/play-testing-at-uts-meaningful-fun-and-serious-games/#comment-93 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:02:50 -0400 Hi Celeste,

great questions. I think most of the games on the ChangeGamer.ca website focus on content mastery AND skill development (leaning more to the skill development side). A game like ‘Death in Sakkara’ clearly focuses more on content mastery, while ‘Flight to Freedom’ focuses on both content and skill. If you want to see an example…Read more

In reply to - mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley At the end of March, four Gr.7 UTS History classes play-tested the serious games “Death in Sakkara” and “Flight to Freedom”.  Simultaneously they also […] ]]> 5f8b5ee85f2028542f63b78c9e9f6441 mikefarley commented on the post, Reflecting on My Action Plan..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/20/reflecting-on-my-action-plan/#comment-92 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 18:51:54 -0400 d319f76494d005111d9214d840142366 mikefarley commented on the post, Reflecting on My Action Plan..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/20/reflecting-on-my-action-plan/#comment-91 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 18:33:24 -0400 5a38055a32cf2b7efb57fdd8e187d72f mikefarley commented on the post, Reflecting on My Action Plan..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/20/reflecting-on-my-action-plan/#comment-88 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:35:48 -0400 fdd89b9c37c563302b366f8eda108e32 mikefarley commented on the post, Reflecting on My Action Plan..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/20/reflecting-on-my-action-plan/#comment-87 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:35:14 -0400 5c079197e3b8144f2080d6966d8b2a8f mikefarley commented on the post, Reflecting on My Action Plan..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/20/reflecting-on-my-action-plan/#comment-86 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:54:59 -0400 b1265a770330b82b468373e9aaa64310 mikefarley commented on the post, Digital Curriculum Update, on the site Garth Nichols http://cohort21.com/garthnichols/social-media/digital-curriculum/#comment-1176 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:52:55 -0400 1980ade052fbe8bb26340f10fcdbd40d mikefarley commented on the post, Self-discovery through Technology, on the site Brad Bohte http://cohort21.com/bradbohte/2014/04/21/self-discovery-through-technology/#comment-306 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:17:42 -0400 7c58a107e398adf8e7fba3baf3e4bb4f mikefarley commented on the post, Final thoughts, but really just the beginning., on the site The Pondering Teacher http://cohort21.com/timrollwagen/2014/04/21/final-thoughts-but-really-just-the-beginning/#comment-331 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:12:47 -0400 193b2b17aa8529c02d63079e1348022a mikefarley commented on the post, Final Reflection 2014, on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2014/04/21/final-reflection-2014/#comment-397 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:01:36 -0400 4e74440a5ade531f7b40f5d693b2c88c mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=60 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:14:15 -0400 Thumbnail

Link to Action Plan Presentation:

http://prezi.com/nbz7a200-o4f/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Bio for Mike Farley:

Role: Middle and High School Geography Teacher at University of […]

]]> 0 728b99141f926a32979f869768795966 mikefarley commented on the post, Play-testing at UTS: (meaningful) Fun and (serious) Games, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/06/play-testing-at-uts-meaningful-fun-and-serious-games/#comment-80 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:52:50 -0400 2f34397a8480a0c6aa7ded421e9062da mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=53 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 00:19:59 -0400 Thumbnail

At the end of March, four Gr.7 UTS History classes play-tested the serious games “Death in Sakkara” and “Flight to Freedom”.  Simultaneously they also completed corresponding student activities that I had […]

]]> 1 7bd5cbdc628dbcea1b5b141be6b06731 mikefarley commented on the post, Feel like travelling to Egypt for an hour?, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/03/18/feel-like-travelling-to-egypt-for-an-hour/#comment-78 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:33:43 -0400 d9dfb6040f1943c35cb1fd602edd3820 mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=48 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:47:07 -0400 Thumbnail

I just finished the first draft of the student activity for another History game we will try out with the Gr.7s at UTS.  The game is called ‘Flight to Freedom’, and is part of the popular ‘Mission US‘ series […]

]]> 0 37180dbafe745703d20809d29c7cbc1a mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=40 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:58:20 -0400 Thumbnail

I just finished the first draft of the student activity for the History game ‘Death in Sakkara – An Egyptian Adventure’ (BBC).  If you have an hour to spare and want to try a game that takes you on a wild and […]

]]> 0 90258265e2ef34a256c8186e2e9c42a0 mikefarley commented on the post, What does Feedback look like in the 21st Century?, on the site Brent Hurley http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2014/02/28/what-does-feedback-look-like-in-the-21st-century/#comment-169 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:17:57 -0400 9c46e8f844c5f996cbf7b9c35ed2f98e mikefarley commented on the post, Pushing, Pulling, Nudging, Lifting, on the site Aaron Vigar http://cohort21.com/aaronvigar/2014/03/11/pushing-pulling-nudging-lifting/#comment-68 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:11:47 -0400 266c7a162f426b1f091b6adc056db11e mikefarley commented on the post, Making assessment planning as yummy as cookies, on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2014/03/14/making-assessment-planning-as-yummy-as-cookies/#comment-719 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:02:39 -0400 0be013338092fefb8e52e5990bdbd229 mikefarley commented on the post, And the winners are..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/03/06/and-the-winners-are/#comment-42 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:28:40 -0400 8a80e8e8edf00c3dc9c08a7a06cf8baa mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=36 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:43:55 -0500 Thumbnail

In my previous post I had outlined 6 main steps for my Action Plan.  It has been a little slow getting things going, but I’m now happy to have completed steps 1 and 2.  First off, after our last F2F, I spoke […]

]]> 0 7fd1ae633beacd31509c686bf4b3cf1e mikefarley commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/01/24/games-in-history-action-plan-whats-next/#comment-17 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:49:49 -0500 dbf79cc1207a438baec911fc09a666c0 mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=32 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:45:25 -0500 Thumbnail

What are the next steps?

Suggest History games to Zach (UTS history teacher) and give him time to explore them
Meet with Zach to look at good fits between history games and history curriculum (e.g. […]

]]> 0 6c4acf23f526e5eb98c5b073fc95ab35 mikefarley commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/01/20/back-to-the-future-introducing-video-games-to-the-history-curriculum-at-uts/#comment-14 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:12:59 -0500 086f5a9a73d81e304cf6ca9a82da824a mikefarley commented on the post, Back to the Future - Introducing Video Games to the History Curriculum at UTS, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/01/20/back-to-the-future-introducing-video-games-to-the-history-curriculum-at-uts/#comment-13 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:05:42 -0500 451d6721a29b659a6772667d9aa623fc mikefarley commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Chris Coyne http://cohort21.com/chriscoyne/2014/01/21/turning-the-class-upside-down/#comment-21 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:23:21 -0500 5a9e5faf0fafd7516fe6cd6fa1043c00 mikefarley commented on the post, The Beginning is Just Ahead, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/01/20/back-to-the-future-introducing-video-games-to-the-history-curriculum-at-uts/#comment-9 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:45:54 -0500 b15fab7c48e4ec91945061e1e85fdb90 mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/?p=28 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:40:54 -0500 Thumbnail

My Cohort 21 action plan is to work with one or two of the History teachers at my school to design student activities to be used with some history-related computer games (e.g. Mission-U.S. series, Death in […]

]]> 0 26c6d36dbf9c3a5c365ac0c3a71f1bb6 mikefarley commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2013/11/20/changegamer-strives-to-be-a-gamechanger/#comment-5 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:29:14 -0500 db9b477c099170564b6998b9aef5d77a mikefarley commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2013/11/20/changegamer-strives-to-be-a-gamechanger/#comment-4 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:19:47 -0500 88cc210cb22b3e3a75fb0865168991c5 mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2013/11/20/changegamer-strives-to-be-a-gamechanger/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:40:30 -0500 Thumbnail

(note: this post originally appeared on the BrainPOP Educators website)

For the past ten years I have been using ‘social change’ computer games in my Grades 7-12 Geography classes to explore themes such as […]

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