A SCORM-Ready Template: Part 6A. Adapt the SCORM template for Moodle

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The HTML SCORM template works with Moodle, but it needs a few modifications to work perfectly.

  • Server side include statements in the content pages must be replaced with the real code
  • The closing javascript on buttons in the navbar needs to be modified from “top.window.close()” to “window.close” because of the Moodle uses a different learning activity window structure than our own in-house LMS.


I’ve made these changes and created a “Moodleized” version of the template for you to download:

DOWNLOAD MOODLE VERSION OF TEMPLATE

This template is an unscored activity and should just mark itself complete. I will soon be posting one that will allow scored interactions on each page as well.

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Serious Games: Edutainment Examples

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Example “Edutainment” games

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These are a few of the medically-oriented “Edutainment”-style serious games that have been used in my institution. Although Edutainment is sometimes thought of as the poor stepchild of the Serious Games world, we’ve found these to be an inexpensive way to add some variety and interest to certain types of training.

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Serious Games: The relationship of game attributes to learning outcomes

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The relationship of game attributes to learning outcomes

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A group of researchers headed by Katherine Wilson has done a review of the literature about the effectiveness of serious games. They found that very hard evidence is available: most is anecdotal and suggestive, particularly with respect to which game elements promote which outcomes in learning. However the existing research is suggestive of relationships that could be the subject of future research. Wilson’s group listed fourteen proposals for such research, which could be very useful as guidelines in designing learning games, even if they aren’t scientifically proven.

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Serious Games: Keys to Success

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Keys to Success

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Know your target audience.
If some learners might benefit more from alternatives, provide them. Different learners will like different types of games, so you may need to provide more than one game, targeted to different audiences.

Choose a game that supports the learning objectives and content, but balance this with the requirements of game play. Focus in on specific objectives and outcomes as much as possible.

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