Transcript Digital Games in Instruction

Digital Games in Instruction
Faculty Innovating with
Technology Project workshop
Fall, 2006
What do I mean by ‘Digital
Games?’
• Web-Based Game Shells
– Web-based game shells are training games
that are played online. The shells permit the
loading of new content (usually in the form of
short questions) by the game designer.
• Games downloaded or created on your
own computer
excerpted from: http://www.thiagi.com/pfp/IE4H/january2003.html#ToolKit Nov 6, 2006
What do I mean by ‘Digital
Games?’
• Key Features of Digital Game Shells
– Each game shell has two parts:
• An online game that is played by the participant.
• An authoring template that is used by the designer
to rapidly create the game.
– Replayable
– (Often) the ability to adjust the difficulty level.
excerpted from: http://www.thiagi.com/pfp/IE4H/january2003.html#ToolKit Nov 6, 2006
Resources: Where do I find these
games?
• The ‘best’ PowerPoint Jeopardy game is
on Gateway’s Faculty Innovating with
Technology (FIT) web site: http://fit.gtc.edu
Resources: Other PowerPoint™
Games
• http://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/
• Dr. Dianne Jones at UW Whitewater has
created a ‘Parade of Games’ web site
– includes a Blackboard™ Scavenger Hunt
• http://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/games_para
de_scavenger_hunt.html
– includes a decision matrix – ‘which game do I
use?’
Resources – all Games
• http://www.quia.com
– subscription-based service ($49/year)
– create a game on their site
– add to ‘your account’
– students access via web on ‘your account’
– lots of shared content –
games/quizzes/activities created by other
faculty
Resources
• Free software to create your own game
– Hot Potatoes- Free to educational non-profits
to develop games
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/
A Free Game/Learning Object
Resource
• University Educational Technology Services
(UETS) Learning Object Index
– http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwets/instructionalsupport/le
arningobjects/finding.html
• Author: Georgia State University
– reusable learning objects that are NOT content
specific.
– Content is usually changed by filling out a form that,
when the save button is clicked, will automatically
populate the game. This eliminates the need for the
faculty/designer to know any kind of computer coding.
–http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwets/instructionalsupport/learningobjects/finding.html
(UETS) Hangman Demo
•
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwets/instructionalsupport/learningobjects/objects/d
emos/sinkorsailv1.html
How much does it cost to use the University Educational
technology Services (UETS) Learning Object Index
1. free
2. $49/year
3. If you have to ask,
you can’t afford it
?
More! I want more!
• ‘Great compilation of peer-reviewed
educational technology resources
• http://www.merlot.org
– more than games
What is the best source for a
PowerPoint-based Jeopardy game
template?
1. Ron Sellnau’s office
2. The FIT web site at
http://fit.gtc.edu
3. The library – but only if
you bring Sylvia
chocolate
4. You have to play a
scavenger hunt game
to find out
Can faculty use this student
response system?
1. Yes – ‘check out’
the remotes from
Pam
What is the Faculty Innovating with
Technology (FIT) Web site
address?
1. http://www.google.com
2. http://www.ebay.com
3. http://webdev.gtc.edu/se
ep
4. http://fit.gtc.edu