Resourcing Graduate Qualities Through PDP Sharon Milner Michaela Black Greg Kelly 14 th Feb 2012

Outline of Discussion Resources developed and rationale: – UMAP, ‘PDP at a Glance’, PDP website Links between PDP, GA, HEAR, KIS Examples of practice and challenges 2

‘PDP at a Glance’ 3

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GEL A Generic Tool for Game Enhanced Learning Michaela Black Dave Bustard Martin McKinney Adrian Moore Peter Moffett – Placement Student

Background Research from PhD student Therese Charles “Enhanced eLearning Engagement using Game Absorption Techniques” producing a Framework and 3 years positive results University funded placement for CIE to develop cost effective tool to easily implement framework 6

GOLF: Game-Orientated Learning Framework SIX factors contributing to effective engagement in digital games FUN: engagement is easier if the experience is enjoyable SOCIAL: engagement is reinforced by the social support of others going through the same experience IDENTITY: engagement can be encouraged if everyone has a visible role in the learning environment CHALLENGE: engagement can build on human competitive drive, enhanced by social pressure STRUCTURE: engagement is more likely if objectives and constraints are clear and acceptable FEEDBACK: engagement is reinforced by making achievement explicit and timely 7

GEL: Game Enhanced Learning Tool Simplifies the ‘gamification’ of a module Web based system for staff and students Supports Group or Individual games Basic Steps: – Create a course – Add a module Upload students to module from Banner – Add a challenge to module with point allocation Most basic game is attendance – Record points – Students receive automatic feedback – Leaderboard creates competition 8

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Student Feedback: Gauges Each challenge will have feedback in form of a gauge Students can also view their own group members Staff can view groups or individual students 15

Dynamic Structural Elements to Challenges 16