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Engaging Learners

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Engaging Learners

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  1. Engaging Learners

  2. Engage -

  3. Why Engage Learners? “ Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing prepackaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write reflectively about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves. (Chickering & Gamson, 1987) ”

  4. Percentage of Learner Types 30 Percent Blocked 60 Percent Passive Active 10 Percent

  5. Retention • Specifically information retention • What is information retention? • How do we know it works?

  6. How to Engage? Give the students motivation to pay attention. Rewards?

  7. What works? • Motivation based on needs • Rewards and punishment • Entertainment

  8. What works?

  9. Methods What are some methods you can think of?

  10. eAuthoring • iBooks • http://youtu.be/pr076C_ty_M

  11. Methods

  12. Games!!! • Games are the ultimate engagement.

  13. Game Based Learning

  14. Why Use Games? James Paul Gee: “Humans learn best from well-mentored, guided experience centered on interesting problems to solve, clear goals, copious feedback, and a relatively low cost for failure…”

  15. Why Use Games? James Paul Gee: “Humans learn best from well-mentored, guided experience centered on interesting problems to solve, clear goals, copious feedback, and a relatively low cost for failure… …This is what good games supply.”

  16. Why Use Games? • Positive Reinforcement • Entertainment • Memories

  17. Artificial • Guided by Rules • Goals • Consequences • Contest or Trial What is a Game? “A game is a set of activities involving one or more players.  It has goals, constraints and consequences.  A game is rule-guided and artificial in some respects.  Finally, a game involves some aspect of a contest or a trial of skill or ability, even if that contest is with oneself.“ -Dempsey

  18. Examples and Case Studies

  19. Examples “Edutainment”

  20. Examples “Edutainment”

  21. Examples “Edutainment” The Oregon Trail Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

  22. Examples “Serious” Games Flight Safety International

  23. Examples “Serious” Games Simulated Surgical Systems

  24. Examples Education in Games • Re-Mission

  25. Examples Education in Games • Re-Mission Clinical Trial

  26. Examples Games in Education • Citizenship 101 • article

  27. Examples Games in Education • Citizenship 101 • article

  28. Examples Games in Education • Citizenship 101 • article

  29. Examples Games in Education • Citizenship 101 • article

  30. Other Examples • Games in Education • ClassRealm • Educational Card Games to Teach Pharmacotherapeutics • Education in Games • EdHeads • Whyville

  31. Choose a game based on the material • Decide on the rules • Decide on rewards and repercussions How to UseGame Based Learning ? Artificial Guided by Rules Goals Consequences Contest or Trial

  32. Tips • Use learning as the reward • Stories help people engage better in the game • Don’t make it too realistic How to UseGame Based Learning http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/games/goodgame.html

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