In this episode I unpack Worsley’s (2022) publication titled “Examining the realities and nuances of ‘low-stakes’ interest-driven learning environments,” which discusses two case studies of students programming in low-stakes, interest-driven learning environments.

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00:00 Intro

00:19 Abstract

01:22 My single sentence summary

01:48 Paper introduction

02:20 Prior literature

02:34 Methods

03:12 Background on Minecraft Education

03:36 1st case study

07:02 2nd case study

08:41 Discussion

11:18 How might you support students when they are engaging in emotionally charged projects?

12:23 When is interest-driven learning challenging or taxing on students?

13:07 Outro