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Designing Seamless Learning Using Role-Playing Experiences

Designing Seamless Learning Using Role-Playing Experiences

Sherry Jones, Kae Novak, Christopher Luchs, Farah Bennani
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522516927|ISBN10: 1522516921|EISBN13: 9781522516934
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch004
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Jones, Sherry, et al. "Designing Seamless Learning Using Role-Playing Experiences." Digital Tools for Seamless Learning, edited by Süleyman Nihat Şad and Martin Ebner, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 65-92. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch004

APA

Jones, S., Novak, K., Luchs, C., & Bennani, F. (2017). Designing Seamless Learning Using Role-Playing Experiences. In S. Şad & M. Ebner (Eds.), Digital Tools for Seamless Learning (pp. 65-92). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch004

Chicago

Jones, Sherry, et al. "Designing Seamless Learning Using Role-Playing Experiences." In Digital Tools for Seamless Learning, edited by Süleyman Nihat Şad and Martin Ebner, 65-92. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter examines seamless learning in the context of three case studies that incorporate role-play as a pedagogical approach to integrate contextually aware learning from the formal classroom to informal spaces both face-to face and online. The research question explored is whether role-playing design in seamless mobile learning can cultivate the learners' intrinsic motivation to engage with the course and collaborate with others. In all three case studies, a variety of technologies, such as web 2.0 and mobile devices, were employed to offer learners a seamless learning experience. The studies revealed that majority of the learners were more invested and engaged in the course experience by participating in technology-mediated role-playing activities. We conclude that role-playing should be part of the seamless learning approach, since role-playing can mediate learners' access to different knowledge areas through various perspectives, just as technology can serve as mediators in the seamless learning paradigm.

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