From Playing to Designing: Enhancing Educational Experiences with Location-Based Mobile Learning Games

Autor/inn/en	Edmonds, Roger; Smith, Simon
Titel	From Playing to Designing: Enhancing Educational Experiences with Location-Based Mobile Learning Games
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 33 (2017) 6, S.41-53 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Higher Education; Handheld Devices; Educational Games; Teaching Methods; Observation; Online Surveys; Focus Groups; Student Behavior; Student Satisfaction; Learner Engagement; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational game; Lernspiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Beobachtung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This paper presents research into the benefits and implementation strategies of integrating location-based mobile learning games in higher education courses to enhance educational experiences. Two approaches were studied: learning by playing, and learning by designing. In the first, games were developed for undergraduate courses in four discipline areas, introduced during lectures, and played by students during a tutorial, as a self-guided activity or field excursion. In the second, students designed and developed their own prototype games as an educational activity to explore pedagogical strategies in personalised learning. Observations were made as students played and designed games. Online surveys, focus groups, and game analytics were used to help understand player behaviour and discover satisfaction rates, engagement, and the impact on learning outcomes. Results indicate that both the playing and self-designing of location-based mobile learning games can deliver active, engaging, and authentic educational experiences for students, enhancing opportunities to interact with locations, mobile content, and with each other. The impact of design, implementation strategy, and support on a student's motivation for, and engagement with, the learning is discussed, along with the designing of games to offer an opportunity for students to personalise their learning and develop new ICT skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01