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Research + Design = Transform Education?. Tracy Fullerton & Benjamin Stokes University of Southern California Games User Research Summit March, 2011. Image courtesy Val Shute of ASU. Transfer (e.g., between games). Courtesy Val Shute,. "Embedded Assessment" ?. Photograph courtesy of ASU.
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Research + Design= Transform Education? Tracy Fullerton & Benjamin Stokes University of Southern California Games User Research Summit March, 2011
Transfer (e.g., between games) Courtesy Val Shute,
"Embedded Assessment" ? Photograph courtesy of ASU
Game Designers and Game User Researchers Educators Learning Assessment Experts "Bringing together educators, assessment experts, and game designers is a critical part of creating an effective learning ecosystem."
The process • Priming design (multi-group) • 10 simultaneous teams w/design facilitators • Video as rich artifact (group f/ people's choice)
The process Priming design (multi-group)
The process Video as rich artifact (group f/ people's choice)
The result... • "Games are a game-changer for learning …and ESPECIALLY for assessment!" • Game design = required experience for anyone in education • RFPs emerging on "embedded assessment"
Games User Researcher(Dennis Wixon) Learning(Jim Gee) Designers(Jenova Chen)
Tracy Fullerton & Benjamin StokesUniversity of Southern California