All you need is a curious mind and an open heart to explore and discuss the world of Minecraft and its possibilities (and limitations). 

But if you can, please bring your laptop or tablet computer.

When you do, download and install the Minecraft Education Edition in advance of the workshop: 

https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download 

If you have an activated Microsoft 365 account, please bring the information with you as well.

*We do have several devices for you to borrow during the workshop so no worries if you cannot bring your own device.

The following article nicely provides a context for the workshop. IF you have a moment (no worries if you don't), take a look and bring any phrases that stood out to you to the workshop!

López, L., de Wildt, L., & Moodie, N. (2019). ‘I don’t think you’re going to have any aborigines in your world’: Minecrafting terra nullius. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(8), 1037-1054. (Download password: may24inclusive)

If you are not familiar with Minecraft and want to get started with the workshop, feel free to try it out in your own time! Here's a guide for basic navigation:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hlkF_YHn3N4TEubFtUYLYpq9n2ZKfn7X/view?usp=share_link

Here's the worksheet distributed during the workshop:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r58HBxIMssczMUSLVriQ9w0cM1TabWNt/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112053002853231005211&rtpof=true&sd=true

And the slides:

UBC MET Presentation _ Minecraft.pptx

If you are new to Minecraft Education Edition, or just curious about how Minecraft has been used in education contexts, watch these videos to learn more.

• Minecraft: Education Edition by Minecraft Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl9ZQiektJE 

• Manito Ahbee Aki: The Place Where the Creator Sits by Minecraft Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3r_48XAF_Y

• Ngā Motu: Transforming how students learn Māori with Minecraft by Minecraft Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3wmzvI3GFY 

• Using Minecraft as an educational tool by Edutopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSimHPmZ0hA 

• How NYC Department of Education is using Minecraft to create pathways for green jobs by Minecraft Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-65Uysay4