https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/SlidesWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usMon, 01 Nov 2021 18:51:08 +0000https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-early-career-symposium-creating-space-for-academic-writing/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:51:08 +0000https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-early-career-symposium-creating-space-for-academic-writing/<p> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img src="https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect21/images/mobile_logo.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <h4 id="aect-2021-early-career-symposium">AECT 2021 Early Career Symposium</h4> <p>Creating Space for Academic Writing</p> <p>Mete Akcaoglu, Ph.D. Associate Professor Georgia Southern University</p> <p> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img src="https://cdn.georgiasouthern.edu/logos/eGSlogo-stacked.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <hr> <h5 id="the-process-for-me">The Process (for me)</h5> <ul> <li>Develop curiosity</li> <li>Gather background</li> <li>Design the study</li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="curiosity-sources">Curiosity (sources)</h5> <ul> <li>Previous (failed) attempts</li> <li>Collaborations</li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="creating-the-writing-space">Creating the writing space</h5> <ul> <li>Gather background and shape up the initial draft</li> <li>Make a good outline!</li> <li>Fill out the outline with notes from readings</li> <li>Mark (color code) the calendar to book out reading/writing times</li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="collaborations">Collaborations</h5> <ul> <li> <p>Seek out colleagues to help</p> </li> <li> <p>Be specific with what you ask of them</p> </li> <li> <p>Be available to join other projects</p> <ul> <li>At a given time, I am usually involved in 5-10 projects at various levels</li> <li>Not all will stick, that&rsquo;s ok (time is precious)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="finding-the-time">Finding the time</h5> <ul> <li>Using calendars effectively</li> <li>Making time to read (or listen)!</li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="finding-new-fuel">Finding new fuel</h5> <ul> <li>Open to learning new things (methods, concepts, theories)</li> <li>New methods (for data collection &amp; analysis) means new ways to look at things</li> <li>Twitter (e.g., r [studio] community)</li> <li>Burn outs&hellip;normal&hellip;stay calm</li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="contact-info">Contact Info</h5> <ul> <li>mete_akca (twitter)</li> <li>mete dot akca at gmail dot com (email)</li> <li>open to collaborations 😊</li> </ul>https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-project-game/Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:37:31 +0000https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-project-game/<h5 id="project-game-design-and-development-of-a-unity-3d-based-middle-school-cs-curriculum">Project GAME: Design and Development of a Unity 3D based middle school CS curriculum</h5> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img alt="" srcset=" /slides/aect-2021-project-game/game_logo_sm_hud36233d9c9fcf0d8333e325f6f763468_100565_1d13acd0b6cac5cb4e6639a6ac3e676f.png 400w, /slides/aect-2021-project-game/game_logo_sm_hud36233d9c9fcf0d8333e325f6f763468_100565_cdc9e7876496ccc7405a7d57b3f80e2b.png 760w, /slides/aect-2021-project-game/game_logo_sm_hud36233d9c9fcf0d8333e325f6f763468_100565_1200x1200_fit_lanczos_2.png 1200w" src="https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-project-game/game_logo_sm_hud36233d9c9fcf0d8333e325f6f763468_100565_1d13acd0b6cac5cb4e6639a6ac3e676f.png" width="180px" height="180px" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> <p>Mete Akcaoglu, Ph.D. | Selcuk Dogan, Ph.D. | Charles B. Hodges, Ph.D. | Andrew Allen, Ph.D.</p> <h6 style="color: gray" id="georgia-southern-university">Georgia Southern University</h6> <h6 style="color: gray" id="supported-by-nsf-2027948">Supported by NSF (#2027948)</h6> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img src="https://www.nsf.gov/images/logos/NSF_4-Color_bitmap_Logo.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-zoomable width="100px" height="100px" /></div> </div></figure> <hr> <h3 id="why-game-design">Why game design?</h3> <ul> <li>Game design is fun and engaging/appealing for students (and teachers)</li> <li>It (can) target cognitive and motivational outcomes</li> <li>It can lead to future jobs</li> <li>GA Bill - CS Mandate</li> </ul> <hr> <h3 id="why-game-design-with-unity">Why game design with Unity?</h3> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img alt="" srcset=" /slides/aect-2021-project-game/u_logo_black_rgb_hu10d065cec4a2b4149c5d3fd1eaba3a54_23510_457c43e35d938694e0bc006efbf27424.png 400w, /slides/aect-2021-project-game/u_logo_black_rgb_hu10d065cec4a2b4149c5d3fd1eaba3a54_23510_c4b2448b4fe90c4aba7d8c7b5d456a52.png 760w, /slides/aect-2021-project-game/u_logo_black_rgb_hu10d065cec4a2b4149c5d3fd1eaba3a54_23510_1200x1200_fit_lanczos_2.png 1200w" src="https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-project-game/u_logo_black_rgb_hu10d065cec4a2b4149c5d3fd1eaba3a54_23510_457c43e35d938694e0bc006efbf27424.png" width="230px" height="80px" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> <ul> <li>Unity is an industry-standard software</li> <li>It is uses C# + and a Game-Development Engine</li> <li>Is a direct connection to real-life game development</li> <li>Block-based coding has limits</li> </ul> <hr> <h3 id="unity-workflow">Unity Workflow</h3> <p> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img alt="" srcset=" /slides/aect-2021-project-game/screen-shot-2021-11-01-at-10.06.06-am_huf0cb7e89b3afb37c363fed3aa0295778_627511_cff6b1ede2ad228a751a9e6d705bc82d.png 400w, /slides/aect-2021-project-game/screen-shot-2021-11-01-at-10.06.06-am_huf0cb7e89b3afb37c363fed3aa0295778_627511_9a9f8731593934fe09f8ca9408a0cd10.png 760w, /slides/aect-2021-project-game/screen-shot-2021-11-01-at-10.06.06-am_huf0cb7e89b3afb37c363fed3aa0295778_627511_1200x1200_fit_lanczos_2.png 1200w" src="https://meteakcaoglu.com/slides/aect-2021-project-game/screen-shot-2021-11-01-at-10.06.06-am_huf0cb7e89b3afb37c363fed3aa0295778_627511_cff6b1ede2ad228a751a9e6d705bc82d.png" width="760" height="392" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <hr> <h4 id="project-game">Project GAME</h4> <ul> <li> <p>Followed GDL (Akcaoglu, 2016)&rsquo;s structure:</p> <ul> <li>Cognitive Goals</li> <li>Structured around Games as Units</li> <li>From simple to complex</li> <li>Repetition</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p>ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction)</p> </li> </ul> <hr> <h4 id="project-game-1">Project GAME</h4> <ul> <li> <p>Year 1: Teacher Professional Development</p> <ul> <li>Online</li> <li>Summer institute (f2f, 4 days)</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p>Year 2 (this year): Pilot + Implementation</p> </li> </ul> <hr> <h4 id="what-works">What works:</h4> <ul> <li> <p><mark>Designers (Research Team &amp; Teachers)</mark>go through the process as learners</p> </li> <li> <p>Flow (Simple Games &ndash;&gt; More complex games)</p> <ul> <li>Simple games: quick achievements + easier to grasp concepts</li> <li>Complex games: more fun + repetition of older concepts and new concepts</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr> <h4 id="how-to-adopt-and-what-to-pay-attention-to">How to adopt and what to pay attention to:</h4> <ul> <li> <p>Project GAME Website (last slide)</p> </li> <li> <p>Follow key principles</p> <ul> <li>Simple to complex</li> <li>Games first</li> <li>Go through the design as learners</li> <li>Flexible curriculum</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr> <h5 id="key-resources">Key Resources</h5> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.projectgame.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Project GAME Website</a> (lesson plans &amp; video guide)</p> </li> <li> <p>Project GAME games</p> <ul> <li> <i class="fas fa-terminal pr-1 fa-fw"></i> <a href="https://play.unity.com/p/6080755a86795c001f99a8ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Escape Game</a></li> <li> <i class="fas fa-gamepad pr-1 fa-fw"></i> <a href="https://play.unity.com/p/6082cb5186795c001f9a63eb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Move the Block</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://learn.unity.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unity Learn </a>(free resources)</p> </li> <li> <p>YouTube (of course!)</p> </li> <li> <p>Udemy (cheap courses)</p> </li> </ul> <hr> <h4 id="questions-and-comments">Questions and Comments</h4> <p> <i class="fas fa-inbox pr-1 fa-fw"></i> Email: mete dot akca at gmail com</p> <p> <i class="fas fa-twitter-square pr-1 fa-fw"></i> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mete_akca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mete_akca</a></p>