dr. glearning (july 2012, cultureplex lab)

How much do you know about...?

Javier de la Rosa <[email protected]>Juan Luis Suárez <[email protected]>

Elika Ortega <[email protected]>

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* | Internal use only* | De la Rosa, J; Suárez, J.L.; Ortega, E. | Dr. Glearning

Introduction

Platonic Academy: circa. 387 BC, Athens, Greece


Introduction

Alma Mater Studiorum, 1088, Bologna, Italy


Introduction

Western University,1878, Ontario, Canada


IntroductionWhat do they all have in common?


But what has been changing?

● Internet: communication everywhere, anytime

● Devices: laptops, tablets, e-readers, smartphones, etc.

● Media: MP3, e-books, video on-demand, apps, etc.


The Professor ~ Student GapProfessors’ POV

● Students won't read● They waste all the time online

and playing stupid games● They won't take their eyes off

a (any) screen● They are lazy● They want to do everything off

the Internet● They are always stuck to their

smartphones

Students’ POV

● Prof's think we don't pay attention

● They hate computers and Internet

● They don't even know how to use the coffee maker

● They think we can do only one thing at a time

● They think we don't want to learn


A new teaching + learning experience

● Come up with a common ground

● Use the tools and devices already adopted by the students

● Speak the language and exploit the digital skills they acquire in their everyday life


A new teaching + learning experience

● Come up with a common ground

● Use the tools and devices already adopted by the students

● Speak the language and exploit the digital skills they acquired in their everyday life

Students still need to learn!


So, what is Dr. Glearning?

● It is a platform that addresses the need for (higher) educational applications that reach the students

● It provides a flexible framework to create mobile games for a

new teaching+learning experience.

In fewer words:

Mobile games with educational content


And what is NOT Dr. Glearning?

● It is not a substitute for homework, notebooks, lecture(r)s, etc.

○ Although it complements them very well

● It is not a replacement for careful monitoring

○ Even if your students are hard gamers, they still need to

pass the final

● It is not a content platform (WebCT, Moodle, Sakai, etc.)

○ But you still choose the content and deliver it in a different

medium


Why higher education?● Why not?

○ Games have proved successful at other levels of learning (pre-school, primary, etc.)

○ Just browse the application stores

● Students already have a variety of skills that are easy to tap into


What do we mean by flexible?

● Content taught at the university is both specific and

comprehensive

● No app suits all the needs of a given course

● We aim to give professors a versatile tool to build their own

activities with whatever sort and level of content

● Dr. Glearning can still be used for basic education


How do we do it?


Which is what?

● Dr. Glearning Editor is a web application to create and edit

your content

● Dr. Glearning App is an application to install in your phone

and play with

● Content is whatever anyone may want to teach and test


Dr. Glearning Editor:How to create a course

Log into the Editor administration



Create a Course



Activity types

● Geospatial



Activity types

● Relational



Activity types

● Temporal



Activity types

● Linguistic



Activity types

● Visual



Activity types

● Quizz


Dr. Glearning App:How to play a course

Install the Dr. Glearning App

● Apple AppStore

● Google Play (old Android Market)

● Nokia Ovi Store

● Blackberry App World

In the nearfuture...


Install the Dr. Glearning AppFor the time being, the testing version, sorry :(

http://bit.ly/androiddrglearning http://bit.ly/blackberrydrglearning

http://bit.ly/iosdrglearning http://bit.ly/symbiandrglearning


http://bit.ly/androiddrglearning








http://bit.ly/blackberrydrglearning

http://bit.ly/blackberrydrglearning

http://bit.ly/iosdrglearning










Install the Dr. Glearning App

Or use an emulator like Ripple forGoogle Chrome

http://ripple.tinyhippos.com/download

And browse tohttp://beta.drglearning.com/client/


http://ripple.tinyhippos.com/download

http://beta.drglearning.com/client/

http://beta.drglearning.com/client/



Add your previously created courses



Select your Degree of level of difficulty

Illetratum Primary Secondary High School College

Master PhD Postdoc Professor Emeritus



Start playing through the different kinds of activities

● Geospatial




● Relational




● Temporal




● Linguistic




● Visual




● Quiz


Thanks

Questions?

dr. glearning (july 2012, cultureplex lab)

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