1: Centre for New Technologies Reseach in Education (CeNTRE) — University of Warwick 2: London Knowledge Lab (LKL) — Institute of Education - London 3: Educational Technology Lab (ETL) — University of Athens 4: Centre for Research in IT in Education (CRITE ) — Trinity College Dublin 5: Department of Education — Göteborg University 6: Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche — Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche (CNR) 7: Freudenthal institute — Utrecht University
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Project deliverable (D40.05.01-F) (2006)
Abstract:
Over the last few years have witnessed a growing recognition of the educational
potential of computer games. However, it is generally agreed that the process of
designing and deploying TEL resources generally and games for mathematical
learning specifically is a difficult task. The Kaleidoscope project, "Learning patterns
for the design and deployment of mathematical games", aims to investigate this
problem. We work from the premise that designing and deploying games for
mathematical learning requires the assimilation and integration of deep knowledge
from diverse domains of expertise including mathematics, games development,
software engineering, learning and teaching. We promote the use of a design patterns
approach to address this problem.
This deliverable reports on the project by presenting both a connected account of the
prior deliverables and also a detailed description of the methodology involved in
producing those deliverables. In terms of conducting the future work which this report
envisages, the setting out of our methodology is seen by us as very significant. The
central deliverable includes reference to a large set of learning patterns for use by
educators, researchers, practitioners, designers and software developers when
designing and deploying TEL-based mathematical games. Our pattern language is
suggested as an enabling tool for good practice, by facilitating pattern-specific
communication and knowledge sharing between participants. We provide a set of
trails as a "way-in" to using the learning pattern language.
We report in this methodology how the project has enabled the synergistic
collaboration of what started out as two distinct strands: design and deployment, even
to the extent that it is now difficult to identify those strands within the processes and
deliverables of the project. The tools and outcomes from the project can be found at:
http://lp.noe-kaleidoscope.org/
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