Danish Gamification
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Hvalsø, Denmark
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My name is Malik Hyltoft. Through the years, I have taught English, Danish, History, Geography and Linguistics. 2013-2017, I taught at high school level at Roskilde Katedralskole, Denmark’s oldest school (app. 900 years).
Before that, I was responsible for didactic development at Østerskov Efterskole, the first school in Europe based on live action role-playing, which I cofounded with the current headmaster in 2006.
My early years were spent as a summer school teacher and private teacher in the 80’s and in adult second chance education from 1990 to 2006. From 1989 to 2005, I ran a small business on the side that designed informational material in the form of games for NGOs and other customers. Most of my experience and production of teaching materials is for young adults and teenagers.
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Battle for The Presidency - Game for Presidential election 2020 - NEW VERSION
“Battle for the Presidency” is a mix between a traditional boardgame and a role-playing game. The activites of the game are comparable to what goes on in traditional boardgames about elections, but the game is designed to let up to 30 students play different roles that are all important for the outcome of the game. Thus, every student gets a small, but well-defined role that they can fill out through easily understood actions. While fulfilling their role, they may role play and try to act as th
9th - 12th
Elections - Voting, Government
Hamlet - A play for everybody
Simple exercise to reinforce plot and open up the sound of Shakespeare
Time: 20 minutes
The exercise serves a dual learning purpose.
A. The plot is presented to everybody - in some detail.
B. Everybody reads at least one line of Shakespeare, and repeats it several times.
Each student/group is going to learn and say a line from a character in the play, while a short retelling of the play is read aloud.
Keywords: Hamlet, Shakespeare, dramatization, introduction
7th - 12th
Drama, Literature
OLD VERSION! Battle for The Presidency - Game for Presidential election 2016
NEW EDITION FOR 2020 COMING SOON! I'm preparing an updated version for the 2020 election which will be available September 15th. SO DON’T BUY THE OLD VERSION NOW! “Battle for the Pesidency” is a mix between a traditional boardgame and a role-playing game. The activites of the game are comparable to what goes on in traditional boardgames about elections, but the game is designed to let up to 30 students play different roles, that are all important for the outcome of the game. Thus every student
9th - 12th
Elections - Voting, Government
Writing assignment: Creative fairytale without plagiarism
This method helps the students create a fairytale
or folk tale of their own, lending them structure
and inspiration, and at the same time helps make
plagiarism very difficult.
This exercise demands that you have taught the
rules of fairytale/folk tale analysis to your class
before you use it (explanation of models in appendix).
I use the term fairytale in this text, but the
exercise can be used just as well to make the students
write in the less elaborate folk tale style.
The exercise is designe
9th - 12th
Creative Writing, Literature
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Experience
My name is Malik Hyltoft. Through the years, I have taught English, Danish, History, Geography and Linguistics. 2013-2017, I taught at high school level at Roskilde Katedralskole, Denmark’s oldest school (app. 900 years).
Before that, I was responsible for didactic development at Østerskov Efterskole, the first school in Europe based on live action role-playing, which I cofounded with the current headmaster in 2006.
My early years were spent as a summer school teacher and private teacher in the 80’s and in adult second chance education from 1990 to 2006. From 1989 to 2005, I ran a small business on the side that designed informational material in the form of games for NGOs and other customers. Most of my experience and production of teaching materials is for young adults and teenagers.
Teaching style
I am usually confident that I can bring a class to order if need be, so I aim for a classroom full of student activity. This reduces teacher control, but increases the student’s chance of participating positively in her own learning project. My credo is: The greater the possibility for doing the RIGHT thing, the smaller the temptation for doing something wrong.
I have started a blog, where I write about the thinking behind my teaching materials: https://danishgamification.org/
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am very happy that I have been invited to share my ideas about teaching through role-play with colleagues and in teacher educations in Italy, Germany and across the Nordic Countries. The greatest moment, however, was when Chris finally, after having been in my class for three months, opened his mouth and started speaking and participating in class. For the first time in his life (according to his parents), he participated actively in schoolwork, and he kept at it until his very impressive mediocre graduation the following summer.
My own education history
University of Odense, Denmark – B.A. English,
University of Aarhus, Denmark – B.A. Japanese, M.A. English, University of Southern Denmark – Dip. Education for High School
Additional biographical information
I am a game-player and a role-player. I have followed the world of role-playing since its early European years in the beginning of the 80’s, and been part of the creation of Nordic Style Live Action Role-Play. I am also the proud father of a young autistic boy and a pair of tall young men, and a loving husband to my wonderful wife.
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