desire to game
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Desire 2 Game – Ryan Smith, Front Range Community College, presented at the Desire2Learn Colorado Ignite 2013 conference in Westminster, Colorado - Nov. 22, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Using Test Editors and D2L Quizzes to Build Educational Games
Ryan SmithInstructional Design Assistant
Front Range Community College
Objective
• To share methods of generating a massive question database in D2L
Objective
• To share methods of generating a massive question database in D2L
• Not to teach about game mechanics or classroom based gaming
Objective
• To share methods of generating a massive question database in D2L
• Not to teach about game mechanics or classroom based gaming
• This process could be helpful developing question databases for any purpose in D2L
Background
• Need for practice of Multiplication and Division tables identified while Tutoring
Background
• Need for practice of Multiplication and Division tables identified while Tutoring
• Mad Minute quizzes used as a basis
Background
• Need for practice of Multiplication and Division tables identified while Tutoring
• Mad Minute quizzes used as a basis
• Needed something more engaging than the typical ‘Drill and Kill’ approach
Math Wiz U
• Offers a way to practice
• Randomized questions
• Only takes 2 minutes
• Level of difficulty increases (to a limit)
• Compete against yourself
• Mental Math tips re-enforce Algebra
• Great for a warm up
Math Wiz U
Game Mechanics:
• Countdown
• Points
• Additional game elements, like a Leaderboard, could be added
Finding a Test Editor
• Needed an easy format for importing questions
• Must be able to export to D2L
• I used Wimba Dimploma 6
Understand your Template
• Create one or two questions and export to an RTF file
• Take note of the structure and formatting of the file
Create the Template in Excel
• Look for patterns
• Use the ‘Concatenate’ formula
• Each line in the question generator should be represented in a single column
Paste into a Word Processor
• Convert table to text
• Look for possible errors in format
• Save as RTF
• Import into Test Editor
Importing to a Question Library
• Test out a couple of questions
• Export as a D2L compatible test bank
• Import into D2L
Brainstorming
What other types of quizzes could be created this way?
Recreate the format
Use formulas to piece together
A Work in Progress
Some questions I am keeping in mind:
Does it look like a game?
How much time does it take?
What is going to drive the students to play?
Why would a student want to keep playing?– Is it a “fun” type of hard?– Does it make me want to try again?– Is everyone challenged?
Thank you!
View presentation and files at:
http://tinyurl.com/khaoj9y
Ryan SmithInstructional Design Assistant Front Range Community [email protected]