AR_EdMedia2008

Sick at South Shore Beach Using AR gaming to support

domain-specific language development

Jim MathewsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

South Shore Beach, Milwaukee

Outdoor AR: The world is your game board

What we DON’T mean by AR

TerminatorHelmets + Goggles

3-D Simulation

GPS-Based Role-Based

Watershed Ecologist

Public Health Doctor

Map-Based

M.I.T. Outdoor AR Engine

Location Awareness

The games are playedin the physical environment.

The GPS tracks yourlocation as you explorethe “game space.”

Content Delivery

As students play the games they use the PDA to…

Explore the physical

environment

Meet and interview virtual characters

View photos and video clips

Gather andread documents

Interact and collaborate with

other players

Collect Samples

Player’s roleSouth Shore Beach

Virtual Time

Playground

Content Review

Player’s Location

VirtualCharacters

WaterSamples

Water Chemist

Game Structure / Designed Experience

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Sick at South Shore Beach: A Place-Based AR Curriculum

Sick at South Shore Beach: Overview

Environmental / Health Investigation

10-15 day “base curriculum”

Role-playing unit/scenario centered around an AR game

Students engage in pre-, post-, and in-game challenges/tasks

Integrates reading comprehension, math literacy, scientific argumentation

Phase Activities Sample:

1. Pre-”game” Confront challengeEnter rolesBackground reading

Kids got sick at beachChemist, ecologist, doctorStudy diseases

2. “Game” “Situate” experienceIntroduce complexitiesGather field data

Investigate siteLearn new factors“Simulate” event

3. Work time Process informationUse reading strategies

Re-read documentsReceive new data

4. Presentations “Test your mettle” Develop concept maps, build evidence-based arguments

5. Debrief Encourage transfer Discussion

Gaming Curriculum (2-4 weeks)

The Backstory / Narrative Structure

You were just hired by a public health consulting firm called EnvironSci

You are part of an investigation team that includesa water chemist,

a public health doctor, anda wildlife ecologist

You were just assigned to your first case . . .

The Game Challenge

4 kids attended a picnic at South Shore Beach

2 days later the same 4 kids were rushed to the hospital with severe stomach problems

What happened?

Was it the undercooked chicken?

Water from the local well?

The snot-nosed little brother?

Water from the lake?

The geese who raided the bread?

Or something else. . .

2. Teacher Workshops

3. Fall Implementations

Data Analysis

1. Spring Implementations

Re-Design Sessions

4. Teacher WorkshopsRe-Design

Sessions

Data Analysis

ITERATIVE DESIGN CYCLE

TEACHERS AS CO-DESIGNERS

Name: Position Applying For:

Street Address: City, State:

DOB: Phone Number:

SSN #: Are you eligible to apply for a job in the United States? Yes No

Education: Name Years Attended/Subjects Studied/Accomplishments

Elementary:

Middle School:

High School:

Special Skills/Qualifications:

References: Name, Relationship, Years Known, Phone Number1.)_____________________________________________________________________2.)_____________________________________________________________________3.)_____________________________________________________________________

I certify that the information contained in this application is true and complete. I understand that false information may be grounds for not hiring me or for immediate termination at any point in the future should I be hired. I authorize the verification of any or all the information listed above.Signature___________________________________ Date____________

Induction into Roles

Mrs. Becker:Some of my students are convinced this is a real case we are trying to solve! . On the first day, I had one of our security guards come in the room with a "package" from EnvironSci, marked as if it had come through the mail with the word "urgent" on the sides. . . . Their lab coats, nametags, confidential files, and a letter from EnvironSci were inside. It was a fun way to introduce the project and really got them interested right off the

bat!

...Public Health DoctorInterview people Diagnose symptoms

…Water chemistInterview people Collect water samples

…Wildlife EcologistInterview peopleCollect wildlife data + samples

Each player will perceive the case in a particular perspective and can do something others can’t…

Role Differentiation / Jigsawing

Embedded Direct Instruction

Field Experience - Situated Reading Practices

Situated / Real-World Text

Observations + Shared Experience

Multi-Modal Representations + Literacies

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind.

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind. Girl 3: It’s the food.

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind. Girl 3: It’s the food. Girl 2: Burned!

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind. Girl 3: It’s the food. Girl 2: Burned!Girl 1: (whispering) The teacher is right there.

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind. Girl 3: It’s the food. Girl 2: Burned!Girl 1: (whispering) The teacher is right there.Girl 2: You always catch me in those moments (laughing).

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind. Girl 3: It’s the food. Girl 2: Burned!Girl 1: (whispering) The teacher is right there.Girl 2: You always catch me in those moments (laughing).T : You mean yelling “Burned!” to solve your argument? I’m trying to find you making your case.

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Girl 1: It says right here contaminated water. What does that mean?Girl 2: I think it’s crypto. And I’m not changing my mind. Girl 3: It’s the food. Girl 2: Burned!Girl 1: (whispering) The teacher is right there.Girl 2: You always catch me in those moments (laughing).T : You mean yelling “Burned!” to solve your argument? I’m trying to find you making your case.Girl 1: Wait, you guys. (Pointing to their compilation of symptoms). It’s not Giardiasis (mispronounces).

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Girl 3: It’s not hepatitis A either.

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Girl 3: It’s not hepatitis A either.Girl 1: (consulting chart) It says here that it appears one to two weeks after.

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Girl 2: (To teacher) Can we look at our interviews again?

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Girl 2: (To teacher) Can we look at our interviews again?T: Yes – they are all in there.

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Girl 2: (To teacher) Can we look at our interviews again?T: Yes – they are all in there.Girl 1: (They all turn to chart). Listen, it can’t be this one (pointing to Giardiasis and crossing it off) because it says here that it appears 1-2 weeks after.

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Girl 2: (To teacher) Can we look at our interviews again?T: Yes – they are all in there.Girl 1: (They all turn to chart). Listen, it can’t be this one (pointing to Giardiasis and crossing it off) because it says here that it appears 1-2 weeks after. Girl 3: Yes, it can’t be cryptotosis (as pronounced).

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Girl 2: (To teacher) Can we look at our interviews again?T: Yes – they are all in there.Girl 1: (They all turn to chart). Listen, it can’t be this one (pointing to Giardiasis and crossing it off) because it says here that it appears 1-2 weeks after. Girl 3: Yes, it can’t be cryptotosis (as pronounced). Girl 1: Yeah it can.

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Girl 2: (To teacher) Can we look at our interviews again?T: Yes – they are all in there.Girl 1: (They all turn to chart). Listen, it can’t be this one (pointing to Giardiasis and crossing it off) because it says here that it appears 1-2 weeks after. Girl 3: Yes, it can’t be cryptotosis (as pronounced). Girl 1: Yeah it can.Girl 3: I think that it’s salmonella.

We conclude that these four children has cryptosporidiosis.

Cryptosporidiosis is a diahrrehal disease caused by microscopic parasites of the genus cryptosporidium…

…The next reason why we think they have this illness is because they drank the well water which probably contained chemicals that causes sickness or it maybe contaminated with chemicals that causes diseases…

…Are concluding statement is that all four of these children have cryptosporidiosis.

“Test Your Mettle”

Learning: Systems Analysis

Finding:Many students struggled to interpret data

Students who produced concept maps combining quantitative and qualitative data developed more comprehensive depictions of the situation.

Design Change:Embedded more inscriptions in the narrative structure of the game (e.g., “a boss” requires check-ins)

Developed scaffolding for “evidence management” and interpretation

Challenges / Questions:Does this give too much guidance? Is the inquiry too close-ended? How can we use this opportunity to reflect on cognitive tools?

How do you develop controlled experiments in this context?

Learning: Specialist Language

Findings:Students were motivated to use and develop specialist language

Field experience helped students’ understanding (especially ELL)

Teachers used a plethora of reading strategies to support learning

Design Changes:Moved the field experience “up” in the curriculum to more deeply situate reading activities and provide experiential reference.

Increased role differentiation to enrich discussion and relevance of role-specific language.

Developed additional modes of representations for data and concepts.

Challenge / Question:How do you help teachers develop the expertise to run the games?

Learning: Evidence-based Arguments

Findings:Multiple errors in students’ arguments, but some development of language associated with argumentation (e.g., causal vs. non-causal)

“Campylobacter jejuni. All of the kids had the symptoms of this illness... chicken, the milk, the lake (as a result of a sewage spill), and the goose poop. Similar illnesses could be avoided if people drank bottled water instead of well water, cooked their food properly, did not leave milk out for too long, and didn’t PLAY IN THE WATER AFTER IT JUST HAD A SEWAGE SPILL.”

Design Changes:Integrating “budget” mechanics to limit the number of options that students have.

Provided additional scaffolding to highlight casual vs. non-causal evidence

Challenges:Developing robust assessments within this context.

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We design AR games We run design workshops

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Jim [email protected]

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