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Global Social Problems Local Action & Social Networks for Change - A “Gameful” Approach Jason Rosenblum, Bob Strong St. Edward’s University http://academic.stedwards.edu/globlsocialproblems [email protected] h/p://slidesha.re/zurvcm
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The Global Social Problems presentation, given at the 2012 Holy Cross Institutes meeting at St. Edward's University in Austin, TX.
Transcript of Holy Cross Institute 2012 Global Social Problems Presentation
Global Social Problems
Local Action & Social Networks for Change - A “Gameful” Approach
Jason Rosenblum, Bob StrongSt. Edward’s University
http://academic.stedwards.edu/globlsocialproblems
[email protected]/p://slidesha.re/zurvcm
Gameful Participation
• McGonigal, J. (2011). Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World: Penguin Press HC.
• Jane McGonigal - Real play to take action to address large scale probs.
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Learner as “Superhero” Clever use of technology + game design strategies to motivate players in ways that are Challenge-Based.
http://www.urgentevoke.com
From: http://www.urgentevoke.com
Mission 1, Objective: Learn
From: http://www.urgentevoke.com
Mission 1, Objective: Act
From: http://www.urgentevoke.com
Mission 1, Objective: Imagine
From: http://www.urgentevoke.com
Blog post: http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/saving-the-knowledge-about
From: http://www.urgentevoke.com
Blog post: http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/saving-the-knowledge-about
Gameful learning with serious games
• Strategy that applies “Serious” Games with Guided Experiential Participation
• To Foster: critical thinking, problem solving, instructor facilitation & reflection
• To Address: authentic, real-world problems
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What is Global Social Problems?
&Why Pilot this course?
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Global Social Problems
• Local Action & Social Networks for Change
• Undergrad Cultural Foundations course
• Uses superhero gaming strategies & challenge-based learning approach.
• Inspired by McGonigal’s idea of gameful action and her ARG, Evoke.
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What makes this section unique?
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Mission-based design to foster “Heroic Action”
• Research an issue @ Global & Local Levels
• Participate online as well as at local levels to address the problem
• Imagine a possible way to address the issue, incorporating perspectives learned through research and participation.
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Experiential Components
• Values-driven Superhero Gaming System
• Social Media to Research and Act
• Immersive, project-based approach
• Iterative writing with faculty/peer feedback
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Heroic ValuesPeer Review: Students awarded “Experience Points” by peers on how well they demonstrate Heroic “Character Traits”
Badges awarded based on individual scores
Creativity Tenacity Perspective
Clarity Cooperation Empathy
Credibility Precision Persuasion
CourageCourageCourage
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User Profile
Things to Note
•Class site is 99% “open”, not within Blackboard
•Heavily custmized Drupal website
•Course hash tag = #globsoc
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“The social good summit was really an amazing thing. The live feeds they had going on were really great and it was the most extravagant example of the world getting smaller. I feel like this really tied our class into the real world...
This really demonstrated to me that there is a great possibility for change via online...I would definitely attend this again and I wish so badly I would have had more time to watch other sessions. I would recommend that anyone watch at least one session to become informed about how our world is changing for the better and empower every person to make a change.”
Social Media Commentary
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFVlqQtge9Y
Student Feedback• “I got a lot out of this course. I have always
been a very passionate person with anything that I've ever set my mind to, whether it be my career in the arts or my school work. This class was a wonderful way to make people really work to change the world, and not just to write one more paper on it. I was able to reach out and actually change lives in this course and that is amazing.”
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What’s worked• Iterative blog entries
• Guest Lecturer participation: Profs Vicki Totten and Kay Firth-Butterfield
• Heroic Participation & values discussions
• The Social Good Summit: a social media enabled conference
• Twitter participation
• Group Projectsh/p://slidesha.re/zurvcm
Challenges• Unfamiliar with: project-based course
design
• Unfamiliar with : Peer review process
• Learning: Technology components
• Unaccustomed to: Incremental research tasks (Research Notes) & deadlines
• Requires: Constant Schedule adjustment
• Superhero-oriented theme
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http://www.edtechresources.info
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