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1. Introduction to Meeting Management RolePlay Søren Jensen Institute of Technology and Innovation Faculty of Engineering University of Southern Denmark

2. Agenda • Short intro to the subject (10 min) • Youwork with the MMRP (30 min) • Group reflections on MMRP and beyond • Plenum discussion on use(fulness) of MMRP and roleplays in engineeringteaching ALE2012

3. About the speaker • MSc. Chemistry and business economics • Development chemist at Danisco AS • Consultant at Syddansk Innovation AS • Ass. Professor at Fac. Engineering SDU” • Program coordinator on MSc Product Development and Innovation ALE2012

4. The subject • Lecturing vs. activelearning • Meeting Management Role Play as an example • When ”Learning by Doing” is the right approach - • when is ”Learning by Doing” the right approach ? ALE2012

5. About meetings Faculty of Engineering, SDU education model involvesgroupwork to a large extent • AboutBelbin profiles Faculty of Enginering, SDU • The game is developed on basis of my 10+ yearsexperience as meeting attendant/manager/observer combined with new students inadequate performance in meeting management. ALE2012

6. Teaching Model at Fac. Eng. SDU Semester project Courses

7. MMRP setup • A history • A game master (the teacher) • An observer • A meeting manager • A number of meeting participants • Students deliverables: A meeting minute with individualreflection on theirroles. ALE2012

8. Intentedlearningoutcomes • Managingdifficult meeting situations • Experiencingdifferent attitudes to outcome of a meeting • Experiencingdifferent meeting attendants (Belbin profiles in combination with otherattitudes) • Conductefficient meetings and writeusableminutes • Usethoseexperiences to become a good meeting manager/attendantduring the education ALE2012

9. So let’sgetgoing ! • 3 groups – ideally of 6 persons • Eachgroup grab a copy of the MMRP • Read the intro and getstartedplaying the MMRP • After the Game: • Discussionrelated to MMRP • Discussion in general on roleplays in engineeringteaching ALE2012

10. When ”Learning by doing” is the right approach • Codifyingteachersexperiencesinto a roleplay • Yourexperience with the MMRP – and otherroleplays ? • It is only a game – motivation of the students ? • How to bettermimic a real life situation ? ALE2012

11. When is ”Learning by doing” the right approach • Constraintsusingroleplays • Learning situations whereroleplayareusable • Physical vs. virtual roleplays? • Genericlearningoutcomes of ”Role Play” • Pitfallswhenusingroleplays? • The soft vs. the hardskills in engineeringeducation ? ALE2012

12. This speaker alsouses: • LicensingNegotiationGame (under construction) • The Patent game (only in danish – developed by Danfoss AS) • The Business Model Construction Game (developed by IDEA Entrepreneurship Centre) ALE2012

13. Thankyou for yourattention and cooperation PDI Presentation Odense april 2011 LH

14. Change in Faculty role: • In a History study context • Game master and Facilitator • Faction Adviser • Emperor of Austria, Prime Minister of Britain (i.e. represents outside powers to whom students may appeal for support). • Writing and Speaking Advisories • Extensive E-mail and face-to-face out of class contact while students control the in-class interaction • Improviser, fate (die rolls to determine outcomes of strikes, wars) and final judge • Post-mortem both on skills and content • Instill confidence and manage emotions of students From: Facing the Elephant”: Overcoming Faculty Fears of Active Learning and Game Playing. www June 19th 2012