1. Project: Webbased Instruction on GameBased Learning Integration

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1. Project Web-based Instruction on Game-Based
Learning Integration

• Author Amanda Hefner
• Target Audience K-12 Educators
• Delivery Method Online course with modular
  design, self-paced or facilitated
• Best Fit Modular web-based training can be
  designed for a variety of delivery methods,
  audiences, skill-levels, and timeframes.
• Technology issues resolved at client-side
• Resources can be updated/accessed before,
  during, and after the training.
• Modules can be completed online, or as part of
  a face-to-face workshop.
• ISD MODEL Dick Carey Model Carrolls
  Minimalist
• PROPOSAL DOCUMENT

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ISD Model Dick Carey Carrolls Minimalist
ISSUES Teachers rarely have time to spend in
training, and even less for topics such as game
design. SOLUTION While DC is a great model,
particularly for the front-end analysis, the
demands of this audience require a more rapid
development and implementation. Dr. J.M.
Carrolls Minimalist ID Model addresses training
risks and constraints of this audience. DESIGN
FOCUS Training for computer users TRAINING
FOCUS More with the product, less with the
documentation
THE BIG QUESTIONS. Where do the two models meet?
Where do they diverge? Are they compatible?
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Dr. J.M. Carrolls Minimalist Model
(Eiler, 1997)
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2. Production Site Texas Games Network

• 6th Year Hosting TxG Network
• Users in 50 Countries
• Focused on Educator Outreach Gaming
  IntegrationTOPICS
• Game Design Development
• Interactive Fiction / Storytelling
• Chatbot Programming

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Existing Materials
Teachers Guide to Teaching Game Design
Student Tutorials
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3. Project Docs on AHefner.com

• Personal Graduate Portfolios
• Still migrating from HTML to Drupal CMS
• Drupal has made my web design much more efficient!

• Personal Graduate Reflection Blog
• Hosted on Ahefner.com using WordPress
• WordPress (or any blog) is a quick/easy way to
  post content for rerview and comment.

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4. Lessons LearnING

• Reverse engineering my own work has been
  eye-opening!! I started the TxG in 2001, with
  very little teaching experience and self-teaching
  the Moodle LMS along the way.
• Experience skill set from the Museum Field
  Multimedia has been crucial (e.g. adult training,
  media skills, workshop timelines)
• More ORGANIZATION TEMPLATES up front help me
  INNOVATE more along the way.
• Using Content Management Systems (Drupal, Joomla)
  and Learning Management Systems (Moodle) offer
  ability for rapid development easy maintenance
  (and shared!)

5. Projected Completion (5 Weeks?)
OPTIMISTIC! 5 years of research, student
examples, tutorials, testimonials, experience to
start with. Just need to organize deliver more
effectively.
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6. Concerns or Issues for the Class

• ACTION PLAN DETAILS How are you handling
  objectives that share the same materials/tools or
  have the same outcome? Do you list them
  separately and repeat the information?
• MERGING ID MODELS DC CARROLL
• GUINEA PIGS NEEDED Since I am not employed in a
  school, it is challenging to get live educator
  feedback. One area of interest is teacher and
  student perspectives on gaming in education
  whether participants or not.
• Would anyone be willing to participate in a few
  educator surveys?
• Would anyone be interested in evaluating my
  materials in a classroom or online training
  environment?

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