1. Using Fun and Games to Engage Real-World Learning Dr. Shonda Kuiper Grinnell College Dr. Rod Sturdivant The Ohio State University ECOTS Workshop, May 20, 2014 http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/kuipers/stat2labs

2. Playing Games with a Purpose National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Current grant NSF TUES DUE #1043814 Previous grant (Shonda) NSF DUE#0510392 Contributors: Tietronix Software, John Jackson, Kevin Cummiskey, Billy Kaczynski

3. Products of Project Interactive Web-based games Develop, implement, evaluate Corresponding investigative laboratory modules Effectively teach statistical thinking Present process of scientific inquiry Typically 1-2 day activities Undergraduate students First modules produced for introductory courses Can use in other courses

4. High level objectives of project Students in role of researcher Understanding of how statistics helps advance scientific knowledge Interdisciplinary activity and materials Statistical thinking REAL world problems Individualized research questions Supports CUPM and GAISE recommendations

5. Current Status TANGRAMS, Shapesplosion, and Memorathon games and labs well developed Cummiskey, K., Kuiper, S., and Sturdivant, R. (2012). Using classroom data to teach students about data cleaning and testing assumptions. Frontiers in Quantitative Psychology and Measurement, 3(354), doi: 10.3589/fpsyg.2012.00354. TIGERSTAT and FishPond game and labs initial development o Classroom tested o More labs planned Statistically Grounded and Epidemic in progress.

6. Getting Involved Materials are freely available: Formal class testing (email us if you would like to be involved) Statistically Grounded: 2014-2015 academic year TIGERSTAT: 2014-2015 academic year Informal feedback and ideas (You can use these games at anytime) Improvements to games New possibilities for labs/topics New game ideas. http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/kuipers/stat2labs

7. ECOTS 2014 Workshop: Pedagogical presentations Why case studies and research-like games? How to bridge the gap between short, focused homework problems and the open-ended nature of a real-world problem Examples of games and labs Hands on activities Discussion of how we use in our classes Sharing of IDEAS!!!!!