guild wars: building social skills for the 21st century workforce
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Using the MMORPG, Guild Wars to teach social skills like leadership, teamwork, and communication that are needed in the 21st century workforce.TRANSCRIPT
LeVonda Vickery, Full Sail University
Building Social Skillsfor the
21st Century Workforce
Introduction
Inspiration
Literature Review• High School
Graduates74.7%
• Two-Year College Graduates
82.7%
• Four-Year College Graduates
94.4%
21st Century Workforce Readiness
Teamwork & Collaboration
Literature Review
Learning through Video Games
• “Video games have the potential to change the landscape of education as we know it.”
• 56% of students see the potential of using games in education.
• Opportunity to test student’s assumptions.
• Allow student’s to takerisks in a safe environment.
Literature Review
MMORPGs
• MMORPGs are very social environments.
• Quests are too difficult to complete alone.
• “Students become the experts … and emerge as leaders.”
• Join together to accomplish collective goals.
Which looks more engaged?
“The social skills learned in these environments are highly transferable to real life. After all, providing leadership for and managing over 100 people is an incredibly complex task no matter where it occurs.”
Methodology (Cycle 1)• Survey on prior knowledge and social skills• 12 people, 14-39 yrs. old• Setting up Ventrilo for communication• Character creation and name selection• Journey into Guild Wars
All cycle 1 planning can be found on my website at: http://levonda.com/AR/Cycle_1.html
The Journey…• Engaging participants through in-game
quests/missions, voice interaction, and discussion boards.
• Participants becoming the experts and leaders who help teach others.
• Participants working together as a team all with the same goal in mind.
Results: Cycle 1
All cycle 1 data is available on my website at: http://levonda.com/AR/C1_Data.html
Fe-male45%Male
55%
Gender
Yes86%
No14%
Do you feel that you learned teamwork and leadership skills playing
Guild Wars?
Cycle 2: What Changed?• 7 people, 14-26 yrs. old• Increase daily session time• Balancing out the team• Headsets with mics for everyone• Mission planning on discussion board
All cycle 2 planning can be found on my website at: http://levonda.com/AR/Cycle_2.html
Results: Cycle 2
All cycle 2 data is available on my website at: http://levonda.com/AR/C2_Data.html
Femal
e29%
Male
71%
Gender
Yes100%
Do you feel that you learned teamwork and leadership skills playing
Guild Wars?
Conclusion
Teamwork check
Communication
Thumbs Up! Leadership (try again)