Virtual Game Method in Higher Education

1. Virtual Game Method in Higher Education Project presentation

2. Agenda • Rationale for the GAMES project • Aims of the GAMES project • Activities of the GAMES project • Outcomes of the GAMES project • Duration of the GAMES project • Consortium members Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

3. 1. Rationale for the GAMES project • Human capital – the most important factor in the level of development of countries, regions and companies • Education – one of the five aims of European policy in the EU strategy ‘Europe 2020’ • Problems with education – not just questions about the content of learning but also questions about the most effective teaching / learning methods Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

4. 1. Rationale for the GAMES project • The GAMES project – virtual education games as education tools; so called “edutainment” • Virtual games – suitable for today’s students as "digital natives” • Virtual games use ICT technology which involve students through a combination of education and fun Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

5. 2. Aims of the GAMES project • The main aim of the GAMES project – to implement the innovative education method of virtual games (edutainment) into the teaching practice of consortium members Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

6. 3. Activities of the GAMES project • Training sessions for university teachers in the use of virtual games within education and in the development of virtual game scenarios • The adaptation of virtual games into the new directions resulting from the GAMES project (from production to service logic) • Testing and discussions about the scenarios with stakeholders (students and local stakeholders, mostly companies) • The dissemination of the GAMES project and the idea of edutainment Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

7. 4(a). Outcomes of the GAMES project • reference materials for training sessions • 2 workshops (training activities) for university teachers • train 12 teachers during these workshops • developing the engine (software) for the game • 4 new scenarios (one from each partner institution) • 4 education games (scenario parameters) • game interface in English, Polish, Finnish, Estonian and Spanish Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

8. 4(b). Outcomes of the GAMES project • 150 students taught through the use of virtual games in the 4 partner universities • virtual games assessment questionnaires completed by the students • 120 participants in local seminars • textbook published both online and in 300 hard copies • international conference with about 80 participants • website of the GAMES project Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

9. 5. Duration of the GAMES project From 01/11/2014 to 30/10/2016 Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

10. 6. Consortium members • The Poznan University of Economics (Poland) • The University of Huelva (Spain) • The University of Tartu (Estonia) • Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland) Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548

11. www.games.ue.poznan.pl Game Method in Higher Education 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003548