Course code

IFI7083.DT

old course code

IFI7083

Course title in Estonian

Õppemängu disain

Course title in English

Learning Game Design

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

- Give an overview of theories, design and implementation of learning games;
- Provide knowledge and skills of implementation possibilities of learning games in educational contexts;
- Support acquiring necessary knowledge and skills for designing, developing, implementing and evaluting learning games in educational contexts;
- Support acquiring necessary skills and knowledge for integrating learning design models, learning theories and learning game design

Brief description of the course

The course is divided into two part, which run in parallel:
1. Theoretical underspinnings of planning and developing learning games and their integration with learning design and learning theories:
- Nature of learning games
- Taxonomy of learning games
- Examples of learning games and their use in education
- Concept of learning games
- Roles and processes of developing learning games
- Development of learning games

2. Planning and developing a learning games in groups:
- Generation of learning game idea and its integration with learning objectives and theories
- Gameplay
- Core mechanics
- Interactive storytelling
- Game world
- Character design
- Specification
- Prototyping

Acquiring independently theoretical material material (12h).
During the contact hours the participants are going to share and discuss the progress of their game design in groups; the participants are going to acquire some additional theoretical aspects. During the last contact day the groups are going to present their learning game design, its specification and relation to learning design and learning theories. The workload for the group work is 44 h.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has basic knowledge and skills related to learning game design, development, implementation and evaluation;
- understands benefits and drawbacks of game-based learning;
- demonstrates competencies to integrate different learning design models and theories with learning game design.

Teacher

Martin Sillaots

Additional information

For the english group:
Study will take place in the format of home assignment and school workshops. Participation in classes and timely submission of home assignments are requirements for assessment. It’s compulsory to attend more than 70% of classes (3 labs out of 5) and collect more than 70% of points (12 out of 18) for assignments.

Study programmes containing that course

Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/17.HT)
Teacher of Mathematics (MLMOM/17.DT)
Teacher of Russian Language and Literature (SKVOM/17.HT)
Teacher of Russian Language and Literature (SKVOM/16.HT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/16.HT)
Teacher of Mathematics (MLMOM/16.DT)
Physical Education (TSKB/15.LT)
Vocational Teacher (KAKPM/16.HR)
Music Teacher (KUMOM/15.FK)
Teacher of Computer Science (IFIOM/15.DT)
Art Teacher (KUKUM/15.FK)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/15.HT)
Teacher of Estonian as a Second Language (EKEVM/15.HT)
Teacher of Several Subjects (KAMOM/15.HR)
Physical Education (TSKB/14.LT)
Teacher of Mathematics (MLMOM/15.DT)
Teacher of German (GRSOM/15.HT)
Teacher of Physical Education (TSKOM/15.LT)
Teacher of Estonian Language and Literature (EKEOM/15.HT)
Teacher of English (GRIOM/15.HT)
Digital Learning Games (DTLGM/15.DT)
Educational Technology (IFHTM/15.DT)
Teacher of Russian Language and Literature (SKVOM/15.HT)
Teacher of Handicraft and Home Economics (KUKKM/15.LT)
Teacher of Craft and Technology Education (KUTOM/15.LT)
Science Teacher (MLGLM/15.LT)
Teacher of Estonian as a Second Language (EKEVM/14.HT)
Teacher of Biology (MLBOM/14.LT)
Teacher of Mathematics (MLMOM/14.DT)
Teacher of Estonian Language and Literature (EKEOM/14.HT)
Teacher of Handicraft and Home Economics (KUKKM/14.LT)
Teacher of Craft and Technology Education (KUTOM/14.LT)
Teacher of Computer Science (IFIOM/14.DT)
Teacher of English (GRIOM/14.HT)
Teacher of Several Subjects (KAMOM/14.HR)
Teacher of Russian Language and Literature (SKVOM/14.HT)
Music Teacher (KUMOM/14.FK)
Teacher of Geography (MLGOM/14.LT)
Teacher of German (GRSOM/14.HT)
Teacher of Physics (MLFOM/14.LT)
Teacher of Physical Education (TSKOM/14.LT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/14.HT)
Art Teacher (KUKUM/14.FK)
Teacher of French (GRPOM/14.HT)
Physical Education (TSKB/00.LT)