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Steven Weitz & Mary E. Rasley - The Edugaming Framework

Steven Weitz, Associate Professor of Media Arts, Lehigh Carbon Community College Mary E. Rasley, Professor of Computer Information Systems, Lehigh Carbon Community College This presentation was given at the 2016 Serious Play Conference, hosted by the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Educational games often rely on quizzing, limiting the potential for learning. Games excel at having players repeat actions, creating environments where practice is expected, which leads to deeper understanding of content. By making the educational content the core gameplay, the “Edugaming Framework” approach eschews quizzing, resulting in effective educational games. Note that when not presenting it, some of the slides look a bit jumbled, due to the way I had to hijack PowerPoint to get the animations I needed. If anyone wants a straight copy of the framework - the steps without the accompanying presentation, click here: http://seriousplayconf.com/edugamingframework_2016/

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Steven Weitz & Mary E. Rasley - The Edugaming Framework

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  1. The The Edugaming Edugaming Framework Keeping the Quiz Out of Educational Games to Keeping the Quiz Out of Educational Games to Create Effective Learning Environments Create Effective Learning Environments Framework Steven Weitz Steven Weitz & & Mary sweitz@gmail.com & mrasley@lccc.edu sweitz@gmail.com & mrasley@lccc.edu Mary Rasley Rasley NSF-ATE Grants 1003154 & 1304216 - Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation

  2. Educational games Educational games have a for being for being terrible are are terrible … because … because many many educational games educational games have a reputation reputation terrible… … terrible. .

  3. wrong with many educational wrong with many educational games? games? But they But they don’t have to don’t have to be! That’s actually That’s actually 2 questions questions… be! 2 …

  4. What’s What’s wrong wrong with many educational with many educational games? games? That’s actually That’s actually 2 questions questions… 2 …

  5. 1. 1. Why don’t games cause a Why don’t games cause a deeper understanding deeper understanding? ? 2. 2. Why aren’t educational Why aren’t educational games games engaging engaging? ?

  6. They are They are q quizzes pretending to be games pretending to be games uizzes

  7. Quizzing Quizzing has a place in the has a place in the classroom classroom. . They are They are q quizzes pretending to be games pretending to be games uizzes

  8. Quizzing Quizzing has a place in the has a place in the classroom classroom. . Quizzing significantly Quizzing significantly detracts detracts from from games games. .

  9. Quizzing Quizzing has a place in the has a place in the classroom classroom. . Quizzing significantly Quizzing significantly detracts detracts from from games games. .

  10. Bloom’s Taxonomy

  11. 1. 1. Why don’t games cause a Why don’t games cause a deeper understanding deeper understanding? ? 2. 2. Why aren’t educational Why aren’t educational games games engaging engaging? ?

  12. 1. 1. Why don’t games cause a Why don’t games cause a deeper understanding deeper understanding? ?

  13. Assessment Assessment is learning learning is NOT NOT

  14. “Constant “Constant testing address the address the problems education system than education system than constantly constantly putting an putting an overweight person on the person on the scale scale will cure obesity obesity.” .” testing will no more will no more problems with our with our overweight will cure Assessment Assessment is learning learning is NOT NOT - - Anna Anna Quindlen Quindlen

  15. “Constant “Constant testing address the address the problems education system than education system than constantly constantly putting an putting an overweight person on the person on the scale scale will cure obesity obesity.” .” testing will no more will no more problems with our with our overweight will cure - - Anna Anna Quindlen Quindlen

  16. Games Games are for for fact retention fact retention are NOT NOT great great

  17. What the What the player does player does is what will be is what will be reinforced reinforced. .

  18. All All games “teach” games “teach” something. something. We’re trying to make games We’re trying to make games that that teach something teach something useful. useful.

  19. The The educational content educational content needs to be the to be the play needs play. .

  20. The The educational content educational content needs to be the to be the play play play needs play. . play play

  21. 1. 1. Why don’t games cause a Why don’t games cause a deeper understanding deeper understanding? ? 2. 2. Why aren’t educational Why aren’t educational games games engaging engaging? ?

  22. 2. 2. Why aren’t educational Why aren’t educational games games engaging engaging? ?

  23. It’s about Choices

  24. Two choices… … one right answer

  25. “A game is a series of interesting choices.” – Sid Meier

  26. “A game is a series of Interesting choices.” – Sid Meier Interesting

  27. Quiz Quiz =/= =/= Engaging Game. Engaging Game.

  28. =/= =/= Engaging Game. Engaging Game. Quiz Quiz

  29. Quiz + Luck Quiz + Luck =/= =/= Engaging Game. Engaging Game.

  30. =/= Engaging Game. Engaging Game. Twitch Skill Twitch Skill ? ? Luck =/= Quiz + Quiz + Luck

  31. Quiz + Twitch Skill Quiz + Twitch Skill? ?

  32. Quiz + Twitch Skill? Quiz + Twitch Skill?

  33. Quiz + Twitch Skill? Quiz + Twitch Skill?

  34. Quiz + Twitch Skill? Quiz + Twitch Skill? Reinforces Reinforces reflexes reflexes and and fast recall fast recall… … NOT NOT understanding understanding. .

  35. ... Educational games that Educational games that aren’t quizzes aren’t quizzes Easier said than done. Easier said than done.

  36. The Edugaming Framework

  37. 1) Identify the specific concept to be learned

  38. 2) Analysis: Break the concept into its component pieces

  39. Question: 2) Analysis: Break the concept into its component pieces

  40. Question: What pieces must be present to form the concept?

  41. An example: 2 + (- 4) = X 2 is a piece + is a piece (- 4) is a piece X is a piece = is a piece = is a piece 2 is a piece + is a piece (- 4) is a piece X is a piece • • GENERALIZE • • • • • • • •

  42. An example: 2 + (- 4) = X 2 is a piece + is a piece (- 4) is a piece X is a piece = is a piece • GENERALIZE • • • •

  43. An example: 2 + (- 4) = X 2 is a piece • 2 and (- 4) are values values • (- 4) is a piece •

  44. An example: 2 + (- 4) = X 2 and (- 4) are values •

  45. An example: 2 + (- 4) = X 2 and (- 4) are values • + is a means of adjusting the values • is a piece + adjusting •

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