Creative Mode (Launceston, Term 2, 2017)
Creative Mode is our introductory Minecraft course for students aged 9-12.
In this course, students will work together on a large Minecraft building project. This collaborative project will take place over the full six weeks of the course. However, the purpose of Creative Mode isn't just to explore working collaboratively in Minecraft, it's also to look at how online communities are formed and how they are governed. To explore this topic, we work with the students in the course to develop a charter to govern behavior in their Minecraft world. The rules that the kids come up with are then build into the Minecraft world itself as a way of ensuring that everyone understands what the rules are and that everyone has been involved in the process of developing them.
Creative Mode is probably the best place to start with our courses as it's a great introduction to the Bitlink team, the Battery Shed and how our programs work. If you haven't done a course with us before, this is an excellent place to begin.
This term, Creative Mode is taking place on Tuesday afternoons from 4pm to 6pm. The course begins on Thursday the 25th of May and concludes on Thursday the 29th of June. We charge $150 for this course, which covers all 6 weeks, and is inclusive of GST and processing fees. Our class sizes are capped at 16 participants.
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Key Information
What?
Creative Mode! Create and Collaborate in Minecraft @ The Battery Shed
Who?
Children aged 9-12 (Boys & Girls Welcome!)
When?
Every Thursday, 4pm to 6pm, from the 25th of May to the 29th of June
Where?
The Battery Shed, Queen Victoria Museum, 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk, TAS, 7248
How much?
$150 for all six workshops. (This price is inclusive of GST and all processing fees.)
What do I bring?
Just your son or daughter! All necessary equipment and software licenses will be provided at the venue. If you would also like to bring a drink and a snack, that's fine as well!
About The Venue
These workshops will be taking place at the Battery Shed, which is a building on the Queen Victoria Museum site at 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk. The Battery Shed is the home of the Innovation Circle, a community group that runs a whole range of events that encourage young people to learn about computer programming, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
To learn more about the Innovation Circle at the Battery Shed, visit our website.
Visit the Innovation Circle Website
For more detailed directions to help you find the Battery Shed, check out the location page on the Innovation Circle site.
Get Detailed Directions to the Battery Shed
About The Designer
Meet Nathaniel
Nathaniel is a former Launceston College student from Northern Tasmania who is enthusiastic about helping people to discover and investigate new, innovative ways of learning.
He created and co-ran a Minecraft Video Game subject at Riverside High School with his teacher and peers, hoping to foster a positive digital community for those who participated. This included students not only from Riverside High School, but those from Riverside Primary and Westbury Primary as well.
Nathaniel has presented at TEDxLaunceston on the topic of using Minecraft and other technology in educational settings and he has run Minecraft workshops for teachers and students both in Tasmania and overseas (with his most recent collaboration taking place with a school in Seattle).
You can learn more about Nathaniel by visiting his website.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I pay week by week, or can I pay with cash?
Unfortunately, we don't have a good mechanism for accepting week by week payments or accepting cash. As such, it is our strong preference that all payments are made in advance and through Tito.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The best place to park is the large council carpark near the Museum in Inveresk. The Battery Shed is only a short walk from there.
Does my child need to bring a computer, iPad or other technology to the event?
Nope! All technology will be provided! We'll have laptops and software licenses ready to go.
What is Bitlink?
Bitlink is a Tasmanian company that is focused on developing workshops and teaching materials that help primary and high school students learn about topics like computer programming, electronics, game design and 3D printing in a fun and accessible way. Bitlink is helping out with this workshop by providing some administrative support (accepting payments and managing payroll) as well as providing all of the necessary equipment (laptops, etc.) for the workshops.
What is the Innovation Circle?
The Innovation Circle is a community group that operates out of the Battery Shed at the Queen Victoria Museum site. The Innovation Circle works to create opportunities for young people to learn about computer programming, electronics and advanced manufacturing, as well as working with the museum to deliver projects that have some value to that organisation. The Innovation Circle are helping out with this event by providing the Battery Shed as a venue.
How do the sponsored seats work?
We're still figuring out how to best handle sponsored seats, but for now, here's how the process works. Anybody can sponsor a seat by purchasing a sponsored seat ticket on the Tito page. Behind the scenes, we have worked with local schools and our friends at the Queen Victoria Museum to come up with a list of children to receive sponsored seats when they become available. Each term, Bitlink sponsors one seat in each of the programs we are running in that term. If other sponsored seats become available, those are then allocated to children who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend these sessions in the order they were added to the list. If the sponsored seats continue to be popular, we'll look into a more formal process for allocating them and adding children to the recipients list.
Can I choose who my sponsored seat is allocated to?
This might be something we explore in the future, but for now, sponsored seat allocation is done on a first in-first served basis. That said, if you would like to sponsor a seat for a particular person that you already know, you can do that by purchasing an ordinary ticket in their name. There's no need to use the sponsored ticket option at all in that case.
One or more of my children won't be able to participate this time around. Will there be more events like this in the future?
Yes! We run a rotating set of these events each term. If you're interested in keeping up to date with the programs we're running, head over to our website to sign up for our mailing list.
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Get in touch with us via contact@bitlink.com.au. We'll get back to you as soon as we can!