Role Play for Increasing Digital Literacy

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Role Play for Increasing Digital Literacy

• Tone Vold,Hedmark University College
• Roni Linser Fablusi P/L Melbourne, Australia
• Nina Ree-Lindstad, Hedmark University College
• ITA07 - Lillehammer

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This presentation

• Introduction
• InterAct one project
• Learning objectives vs goal of the play
• Benefits
• Models for development

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• Roni Linser
• Fablusi M/L , Australia
• 10years experience with Role Play Simulations
• Background from Social Sciences and Political
  Science
• Provider, Advisor, Moderator for recently
  conducted Role Play Simulation during exam at
  Hedmark University College

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• Nina Ree-Lindstad
• Ass.Prof. Institute of Informatics
• Lecturing Game Design
• Responsible for Bachelor in Game- and Media
  Programming
• Recently conducted Role Play Simulation using the
  Fablusi platform during an exam
• Background from
• ICT Learning, Introductory ICT

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• Tone Vold
• PhD Candidate working title of Monograph
  Games for Learning in Organisations using
  Participatory Design
• Ass.prof. Institute of Informatics
• Lecturing Game Design
• Background from
• Systems Engineering, ICT learning, Project
  Management,

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Introduction

• Digital literacy
• SalenZimmermann (2004) about games
• an activity with some rules engaged in for an
  outcome
• Quote from Rules of Play
• Collaboration and cooperation

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Vox

• Norwegian Institute for Adult Education
• Leonardo project Developed InterAct a model
  for conducting role play
• Distribute funding for increase of basic skills
  in organizations
• Two projects using InterAct to increase basic
  skills Ahus and Tretorget

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InterAct

• The framework InterAct
• Developed as Leonardo project
• Role communicating via LMS (Moodle, Fronter)
• Cooperation, communication, negotiation

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InterAct cont.

• Task 1 presentation of role figure
• Task 2 cooperate to solve a task per role and
  post on discussion forum
• Task 3 cooperate and negotiate with the other
  roles on a common task
• Task 4 cooperation and negotiation on
  presentation

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Ahus

• Akershus University Hospital
• Target group
• Diversity
• Most forreign language speaking
• Background from different cultures

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Learning objectives

• Basic skills
• reading, writing, search on Internet, use of an
  LMS, MS Powerpoint
• Confidence
• Norwegian
• Increase communication skills

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Goal of the role play

• Post definition of good service in dicussion
  forum
• Conduct negotiation
• Plan events using Internet
• Present planned event

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Ahus cont.

• Kick off
• 4 whole days of conduction
• Including
• Interviews
• Observation
• surveys
• Expectations
• evaluation

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• Roles distance from ones own person
• Less intimidating?
• Easier to act out and have fun?
• Collaboration with peers
• Learn from each other?
• Working in teams
• Teambuilding
• Promoting communication

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The Didactical Relational Model for Flexible
Courses

• Source Bjørgen, Kure and Svoen, 2001

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New/Improved Model
Curriculum
Learning Objective(s)
Target Group
The Organizing
Whole drawn line Dependency Broken line
Dependency for serious games
Type of game/Medium
Game Design
Game didactics/ Learning Methods
Methods for Evaluation
Pedagogical Foundation
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Conclusion

• Work in progress
• Role Play based on tested framework
• InterAct
• Gather info from the conduction
• Less intimidating to play a role
• How to develop further
• More participation? In what parts of the process?
• Improved model for development

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Thank you for your attention!
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Contact information

• E-mail
• tone.vold_at_hihm.no
• Simplay.net_at_gmail.com (Roni Linser)
• nina.reelindstad_at_hihm.no
• Address Hedmark University College, Telthusveien
  12, N-2450 Rena, Norway
• Tel [phone]