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Place-Based Learning Games

Researcher:	Dr. Paul Wallace
Collaborators:	The Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, University of Guam
Dates:	2006 to present
Publications:	5 conference papers
Funding:	2 grants (US$19,450)

USGS Grant for Place-Based Games

A model to design and develop place-based learning games for STEM education, produced by K-12 school teachers on Guam and implemented with a group of middle school students.

Upcoming Presentations

4th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy
Feb. 8 to 11, 2012 :: Blacksburg, VA, USA
1 research / 1 practice session accepted

2012 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching
Feb. 10 to 12, 2012 :: Greensboro, NC, USA
1 workshop accepted

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference 2012
Mar. 15 to 17, 2012 :: Second Life
2 poster presentations planned

University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology (UNC-TLT) Conference 2012
TBA :: Online
2 presentations planned

EdMedia 2012 - World Conference on Educational Media and Technology
Jun. 26 to 29, 2012 :: Denver, CO, USA
1 research paper / 1 showcase planned

Place-based augmented reality games are an emerging type of learning tool that combine field-based activities with location-based media, and utilize game-design principles and scenarios to establish rich real-world contexts for exposing students to scientific issues. In these simulations, students use location-aware handheld devices to receive information and explore the environmental in a field setting, with clues and data provided to them when in or around a pre-defined location.

Associated Grants & Funding

Enhancing Community Engagement through Place-Based Mobile Learning Activities
Leadership and Educational Studies Research Grant, Appalachian State University, $1,800, January 2011

A Field-Based Simulation for Groundwater Education on Guam
US Geological Survey Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program, Principal Investigator, $18,873 (funded), February 2008

Associated Publications

Strategies for Integrating Mobile Learning for Student-Community Engagement
(February 2012 - to appear) Conference: 4th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy

Student-Community Collaboration to Construct Mobile Learning Games
(September 2011) Journal: EDUCAUSE Quarterly

Students Constructing Mobile Learning Games for the Community: An Experiential Learning Strategy
(June 2011) Conference: The International Academic Forum Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom

Mobile Learning for Formative Assessment and Increased Student Engagement
(April 2011) Conference: The 2011 UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference

Mobile Learning Tools to Support Service-Learning and Community Engagement
(April 2011) Conference: The 2011 UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference

Strategies for Integrating Mobile Learning In and Out of the Classroom
(February 2011) Conference: 2012 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching

Place-Based Games for Science Education Using the Wherigo Mobile Platform
(March 2009) Conference: UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference

Development of a Place-Based Mobile Game for Groundwater Education
(March 2009) Conference: The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Conference

A Toolkit for Developing Educational Place-Based Augmented Reality Games
(March 2008) Conference: The International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference