CALMet Workshop 2.4C

Welcome to the assignment of the CALMet conference workshop 2.4C.

Please follow the guidance below and submit your answer to the question presented at the end of this exercise through the dropbox.

If you have any questions, write them to the "Q&A" forum and they will be replied shortly.

Have fun!

Jaakko
jaakko.karppanen@fmi.fi

Game-based Learning

This is an exercise with a game illustrating physics at a high school level. The aim of this online assignment is to

a) illustrate the significance of guidance for eLearning

b) demonstrate different eLearning tools (here you will use Moodle and an interactive flash module)

After you have completed this assignment there will be a short discussion on how you experienced this web exercise.

Introduction

This module is a mystery involving a robbery at the Robinson's. You will need to use your knowledge of physics to solve this puzzle. Going through this module will also show you how important peer support and proper guidance is for completing independent learning assignments.

If you run out of time, don't be afraid to jump ahead for an answer but try to figure each one out for yourself. Get a pen and paper in front of you before you begin!

Task

You are a detective working on a real case where a robbery has occurred at the Robinson's. Using you knowledge of physics, you can solve the crime where the criminal investigators have failed! From the clues given to you, find out who did it.

Process

In order to complete your task, you will have to follow the following steps that will guide you and help you achieve your task:

1. Go to the physics mystery here

2. When you have figured out the culprit, check back here and post your reply following the link below. Do not check the answer from the module before posting it here!

3. If you have time left, fill out the survey of your experiences during this exercise at the bottom

Resources

Innoken module for high school physics:
http://www.innoken.com/elearning/content/li_physics_1.htm

WebQuest Template:
http://www.webquest.org/

Evaluation

You will be evaluated on the response you submit to the teacher based on the criteria in the chart below. To gain the maximum score, you need to follow the prerequisites of the exemplary level.

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Exemplary
	1	2	3	4
Name of the culprit	No reply, but activity in the forums and in the site	Posted false reply but participated actively	Posted correct answer but no activity in the forums or chats	Posted correct answer, active in forums and chat

Conclusion

The purpose of this exercise and workshop was to show an example of increasing the effectiveness of your eLearning resources. Generally speaking, the principles of effetive eLearning are considered to be:

• Interaction
• Usability
• Relevance (authenticity)
  

Here Moodle provides interaction, usability is taken into consideration during the design process and relevance is addressed, but due to the time constraint and the very heterogenous crowd, it is left to smaller attention.

Credits & References

This type of online direction follows the format of a WebQuest template including an introduction, task, process, references and evaluation of the student. For more information on the WebQuest -template in designing your elearning, visit: http://www.webquest.org/


The learning module used in this exercise is courtesy of Innoken eLearning. You can find more examples at www.innoken.com

Participant Feedback

You can access two surveys by clicking on below. The first one addressess your attitudes towards learning and the second is a survey of the things you experienced during this (brief) experience as an online student. Please feel free to complete these also after the actual session or once you have returned from Beijing.