The Kingdom of Diddorol behind-the-scenes Podcast

By Larry Graykin

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Episodes: 12

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The Kingdom of Diddorol is a fictional kingdom that serves as the setting for all English Language Arts activities in Barrington (NH) Middle School's Room 244. It is the geographical component of the storyline of a game overlay, which presents and contextualizes all the usual ELA content in an alternative way. Each of the six provinces in Diddorol have a corresponding area in the classroom. Each province also symbolizes one of the Six Traits of Writing, and has a "mythology" of its own. In this podcast, I'll share about my experiences in using a game overlay to change my delivery of the standard public school curriculum. Insights into what is working, and why -- as well as what is not, and how I'm coping with that -- will be explored, in the hope of encouraging other educators to experiment with this teaching method. A tip o' th' hat to Lee Sheldon, author of the text "The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game," the rulebook I used in developing Diddorol.

Episode Date
Diddorol Podcast, ep.12 - Reflections on the piloting of Diddorol
Aug 12, 2012
Diddorol Podcast, ep.11 - Since Lo'Ni, troubles have emerged in Diddorol….
Mar 18, 2012
Diddorol Podcast, ep.10 - New article, and much more on Lo'Ni
Jan 14, 2012
Diddorol Podcast, ep.9 - Changes for Trimester 2, Lo'Ni, and survey responses
Dec 11, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.8 - News spreading, end of Trimester 1, grading & calibration
Nov 26, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.7 - Scareaway, Progress reports, Conferences, Rules, and News
Nov 12, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.6 - Open House
Oct 10, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.5 - Reflections on Week 3 (and part of 4)..and NECAPs
Sep 28, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.4 - More on the Roll-Out of the Game, and a Bit about Students' Responses
Sep 18, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.3 - The Roll-Out of the Game
Sep 11, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.2 - The Development of the Game
Sep 11, 2011
Diddorol Podcast, ep.1 - Introduction to the Podcast
Sep 11, 2011