Winning (Beyond) the FYC Writing Game
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This document summarizes Sheryl Ruszkiewicz's presentation on using a game-based learning approach in first-year composition (FYC) writing courses. It discusses how game elements and design principles were integrated into an FYC writing game to motivate students. The results from implementing the writing game showed improved average final grades and attendance. The implications are that effective game-based learning requires critical design principles centered around player needs and preferences. Further research is still needed on player-centered game design approaches.
Winning (Beyond) the FYC Writing Game
- 1. Winning (Beyond) the FYC Writing Game: Opening Writing Networks Sheryl Ruszkiewicz Oakland University
- 2. What Ill Cover Game-based learning and critical gamification FYC writing game Results Implications and further discussion
- 3. Game-based Learning and Critical Gamification Game-based learning is the integration of games or gaming mechanics into educational experiences (The New Media Consortium, 2012) Game elements and design principles Image: Wikimedia Commons
- 4. Game-based Learning and Critical Gamification, 2 Games (artifact) Game Mechanics (experience) Hodgson, J. (2013). Developing and Extending Gaming Pedagogy: Designing a Course as Game. Rhetoric/Composition/Play. Schultz Colby and Colby (2008) Jackson (2009) Hodgson (2013) A.34
- 5. Game-based Learning and Critical Gamification, 3 Horizion Project Short List, Higher Education Edition (2013) Approximately 97% of teens play some form of video game in their free time (Pew Research Center, 2008)
- 7. FYC Writing Game, 2 Image: Gallardoblend/deviantART Image: Wikimedia Commons
- 8. FYC Writing Game, 3 Image: RyAwesome/flickr Image: Meijer
- 9. FYC Writing Game, 4 remixingcollegeenglish.wordpress.com/
- 10. FYC Writing Game, 4 Composition II classes Research design Measures
- 11. FYC Writing Game, 5 Experimental Competitive point total/leaderboard Quest/assignment scaffolding Assignment choice Grade contracts/conferences Collaboration Discussion format Games: artifact/example
- 12. Results Midterm questionnaire Final questionnaire Average final grades Average absences Sample size, meeting times
- 13. Implications Competition Effective game based-learning requires critical design principles Further research on player-center design (Radoff, 2011) Image: diligogames.blogspot.com/2011/06/diligo-slots- motivate-us-competition.html