Digital Futures Collaborative Research Network University of Southern Queensland

RALfie: Remote Access Labs for fun, innovation and education

Peer to peer

RALfie: A game where Maker Faire meets Hackerthon

Gamified

Imagine...a learning experience

Where you’re given a

in which you create an

experiment

Then you connect it to the Internet

RALfieBox

So that other kids across the country or the world can

use it!

And when you need help, you can

ask a whole community of

people!

Makers Guild

That’s RALfieRemote Access Labs for fun, innovation and education

To the users…

To teachers and parents…

Behind the scenes…

Why RALfie? Some challenges facing STEM education:

Graduation RAL Teacher Rates Specific Knowledge

More STEM graduates needed to meet demand in Australia.

Little collaboration & communication between students using existing online experiments. To use RAL,

teachers need Technical Knowledge; Pedagogical Knowledge; and Content Knowledge.

The pathway ends for many by the end of primary school.

No standard technical solution suitable for RAL.

TPACK

The RALfie Project’s Goal

is to lead in the development

of an online makerspace

to support engagement in STEM learning

accessible to youth and families in all communities

through a scalable, open online system,

professional development,

dissemination of resources,

and a robust community of practice.

RALfie as an environment for Science and Technology learning.

RALfie as a culture for learning by making.

What we create

Maker Approach: An Epic Classroom Flip

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Ms Wu Ting

Dr Lindy Orwin

Professor Peter

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Mr Ananda

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What’s missing from RAL?

What’s missing from RAL?

Where is the communication and collaboration?

The Integrative Learning Design FrameworkBrenda Bannan

Use gamification to increase communication & collaboration around the use of RAL

You are here

Source: Gamification MOOC

Octalysis Gamification Framework:8 core drives for

7. Unpredictability & Curiosity

8. Loss & Avoidance

6. Scarcity & Impatience

5. Social Influence & Relatedness

4. Ownership & Possession

3. Empowerment of Creativity &

Feedback

2. Development &

Accomplishment

1. Epic Meaning

and Calling

Yu-kai Chou

Octalysis Gamification FrameworkYu-kai Chou

Octalysis Gamification FrameworkYu-kai Chou

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Andrzej Marczewski

Amy Jo Kim

Player

RALfie Website (prototype)

RALfie Website (prototype)Gamification elements

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• Context• Challenge• Reason to collaborate• Reason to share• Reason to communicate

• Community• Forums – help & sharing

• Document repository• Peer to peer

• Distributed expertise

Game Elements & Roles

• Points

• Badges

• Leader boards

• Extrinsic Reward

• Context – broad story that binds the elements together

• Intrinsic motivation

• Engagement

• Fun (many types)

• Reasons to collaborate

• Reasons to communicate

Narrative Achievements

GuildsQuests

Flipped Assessment

Level upLevel upLevel upLevel up

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Badges

Achievements

Awards

ExperiencePoints

Status Bar

Trailing but unsuitable for project due to

“one class” model

Qu

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XP available

Average time taken

Ratings from other users

Quest lists

Quest Information

Bar

Quest in 3D GameLab

Images

Scenario

Control systemexplained

Link to the experiment

House

Mouse (Marble)

EntranceControls

Help needed to develop & document

August 2013

Bench Test

October 2013

Controlled Lab Conditions

April –Nov 2014

Pre-service Teachers

December 2014

Home Users

2015

Limited Schools

Impact: Lifelong STEM enthusiasts

The research outcomes: Demonstrate the pedagogical and practical advantages of RAL-based experiments to prepare Australian

children for their digital future. Engage teachers & parents & children in using RAL for active learning in STEM. Design, develop and implement an infrastructure and technological solution for making and sharing

community-developed, remotely accessible scientific & technological experiments. Engage children in experiential learning in STEM through a process of design, make, share, use and

reflect employing a ‘Maker Community’ approach.

Research partnersTeachersYouthMakersLearners

Join us…

Dr Lindy Orwin Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Digital Futures Collaborative Research Network

University of Southern Queensland

Lindy.Orwin@usq.edu.au

m. 0478 039 322

Twitter & Skype Lindymac

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ralfie@usq.edu.au

This project is supported through the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) program.