Design Decisions First_Fleet
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This document outlines the design dimensions of a role-playing simulation called First Fleet Online Role Play used in an educational context. It provides details about the context, roles, problem/scenario, assessment, moderation, rules, and support dimensions of the role play. Key details include that it involved students taking on roles in a historical scenario about the first fleet to arrive in Australia, lasted 4 weeks both online and in-person, included private role agendas as well as public ones, and used a hosted online service and real historical documents to support the simulation.
Design Decisions First_Fleet
- 1. 8 DIMENSIONS Characteristics of Role Play Design – 77 design decisions First Fleet Online Role Play DESIGNERS Designed by a team: Multi-discipline Multi-institution Educational developers Branding/naming CONTEXT Student enrolment status: All on-campus All off-campus Mixed Cross Campus Cross Institutional Cross Disciplinary Cross Borders Total duration including online and f2f components plus final assessment task 4 weeks Duration of online role play interaction only 4 weeks Function of f2f with teacher: Briefing & role adoption Computer lab time scheduled Regular progress meetings scheduled Regular meetings scheduled in role Culminates in peace delegation or formal meeting in role to aid consensus Culminates in presentation but not necessarily in role Culminates in a debrief Approximate number of students in largest class 70 ROLES Maximum number of roles 32 Type of role: Stakeholder organization Stakeholder organization - name changed or removed or composite to protect identity Stakeholder title Stakeholder title & fictitious name Real person Real person - name changed Real person – historical Fictional Private agendas as well as public agendas Students publish role profile: None Position statement only Profile “in” role Profile “about” role Student chooses own role Roles are played anonymously Moderator plays “in role” Governor Arthur Philip Students in multiple roles Teams play one role: sometimes note: team members are thus not anonymous to each other Single site Multi site PROBLEM Types of scenario: Real & current Based on real world Real & historical Fictional Multiple Episodes Daily News Money Transactions ASSESSMENT Role play optional e.g. can opt out & take exam instead Percentage of total assessment not assessed MODERATION Resolution process: Moderator decides Moderator in role decides One student role decides Derole & Debrief: Stay in role Face to face group debrief Videotaped group debrief Written reflection Permission needed from moderator for some actions Tutors as extra moderators Interventionist moderator RULES Participant obligations Private meeting spaces SUPPORT Student Guide Moderator Guide Team building activities Materials or Learning Objects provided: Real documents Fictional documents Grey literature (from academic’s research) Based on real world Created by students Multimedia/video Platform: LMS Yahoo/Hotmail Custom built in-house Hosted service e.g. Fablusi Second Life/3D Virtual World 1