ENGAGING LEARNING: THE SIMULATION GAME DESIGN CERTIFICATE

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Why is everyone so excited about learning simulations? In this certificate, you will learn not only why immersive learning simulations are so powerful, you'll learn how to systematically design them. You'll understand when and where to use simulations, and how to create them to achieve meaningful learning outcomes. The goal is to demystify the hype surrounding games to turn them into a practical part of a designer's toolkit.

Certificate Program: Engaging Learning - The Simulation Game Design

• Clark N Quinn, Ph.D. Executive Director, Quinnovation
  Author, Engaging Learning: Designing eLearning Simulation Games

Pre-Workshop and/or Interim Assignments:
Before the workshop, attendees should have experience with at least one genre of computer game, and two articles will be provided. A fun task will be assigned between each week.

Session 1

• Elements of effective learning practice
• Game genres and learning potential
• Elements of engaging experiences
• Synergy: why learning should be ‘hard fun’

Session 2

• Design review
• Objectives, Decisions, Consequences, and Misconceptions
• Audience Interests

Session 3

• The Concept Document
• Systematic Creativity
• Settings

Session 4

• Elaborating the Concept
• Writing & Media
• Exaggeration

Session 5

• Workshop
• Production
• Evaluation
• The Future
  

• Exercise the alignment between engagement and effective education
• Experience a useful form of meaningful objectives
• Use the consequences of choices to create action
• Explore the value of misconceptions
• Identify the roles SMEs can play in the design process
• Apply audience motivations as a guide in design
• Design a game solution to a learning goal
• Extend a game design using systematic principles
• Understand the role of models
• Consider tradeoffs in production approaches
• Review evaluation steps

Learners should have experience with at least one computer/console/handheld game genre, and have designed at least one eLearning course.

This program is aimed at designers and developers who are interested in exploring making their learning engaging, and who either are interested in, or charged with, adding simulations/games to their courses.

• Lecture
• Exploration
• Independent reading
• Group discussion
• Guided case study
• Exercises and activities
  

Each session (December 05-19, 2007) will be 2 hours long and start at 2:30pm Eastern Standard Time. There will be opportunities to ask questions during the sessions as well as through the Training Live & Online community discussion forum. All sessions times are listed in Eastern Time (EST, New York time).

Again, note that all sessions times above are listed in Eastern Time (EST, New York time). For times in other time zones, visit this link. Live sessions will be recorded for those who wish to go back and review or who must miss a live session.
 

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