Benyttet ved besøk av Saudi-Arabias utdanningsministerie på ITU 30.09.2009

1. The Climate mystery: a global
online learning universe

2. The concept
Online learning universe and ARG –
alternate reality game -
running this autumn in conjunction with
the UN’s global climate summit
COP15.
Licensing is free of charge
School usage is free of charge
Language: English
In September, a mysterious force has
beuin to threaten our planet.
Through the Internet, youth all over
the world will work together for 4
months
- to solve the mystery and save the
planet

3. A TV series for the You-Tube Generation
The Climate Mystery site will have 4 main sections
and a separate learning platform
As well as a number of external, fictional sites
Landing page
Ongoing story Learning games Social Network
Learning platform

4. The climate mystery around the
world
 Western Europe, India, USA, Australia, Scandinavia
 In Norway:
 ITU cooperating with:
 Approx. 20 schools, many more to come during the autumn
 University colleges
 The national centre for natural sciences
 How does the norwegian curriculum in natural sciences and social
sciences fit the concept?
 Corporate partners and sponsors: Microsoft, WWF, TV2,
Telenor

5. ITU´s goals
 Study the learning process in natural sciences and
social sciences
 Also english, media production, geography
 Study the use in schools: teachers and students
 Are students using it in school only, or also at home?,
what kind of problems do they meet, and how are they
solved – technically, socially?
 What kind of impact can ”games” like these have for future
learning?

6. In the classroom

7. Launch: 14th September 2009
Each week focuses on a new subject
Week Subject
38 Jellyfish Attack - Ocean circulation
39 Clathrate Gun -Ocean warming
40 Shutdown of the Great Ocean Conveyor - Ocean circulation
41 Stronger, but fewer hurricanes - Global warming
42 More rain - Weather changes
43 Southern hemisphere Atlantic Hurricanes - Weather changes
44 Dengue fever - Living conditions
45 Glacier retreat - Ocean rising
46 Flash Floods - Flooding
47 Toxic Algal Bloom - Water supply
48 Ocean acidification - Changing habitats
49 Forest fires - Temperature rising
50 Different agricultural yields - Living conditions
} COP15 Summit
51 Flooding - Living conditions
52 Water scarcity - Living conditions
01 Heatwave - Wildlife changing habitats
NB: Order may change

8. The United Nations COP15 Climate Change Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2009
“The most significant gathering on climate change since Kyoto in 1997”
18.000-24.000 people from 170 countries:
Governmental representatives
NGO's
Companies
Journalists
Activists
and many others.

9. CONTACT CONTACT
Stefan Hoffamnn Søren Adolph
Producer Learning Manager
stefan@congin.com soeren@congin.com