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From Registration to Results: Ensuring Student Success in First Year Courses

at The University of Phoenix

Welcome to GameScape Faculty Training

GameScapes combine visual storytelling with game-based learning to

stimulate curiosity and introduce course content in a way that helps

students connect key concepts to the real world. The foundation of this

approach is the use of highly authentic, photorealistic environments

brought to life with an interactive technology overlay and an integrated

assessment infrastructure.

WHAT IS A GAMESCAPE?

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MODULE 1 – Starting Out

MODULE 7 – Writing Right

MODULE 2 – Ready. Schedule. Go!

MODULE 3 – Get SMART!

MODULE 4 – Study in Style

MODULE 5 – Effective Communication

MODULE 6 – Career SMART

Applying academic standards, students will discover the practical information, tools

and techniques necessary for academic and personal effectiveness at University of

Phoenix. Along the way, students will also discover personal strengths and

weaknesses in order to build their skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare them

for future study.

GAMESCAPE

University Studies

GEN/127, US/101, and GEN/195 use some or all of the modules listed above. The

sequence and number of modules used varies slightly between the courses.

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GAMESCAPE

University Studies

Modules GEN/195 GEN/127 US/101

Module 1 Starting Out Starting Out Starting Out

Module 2 Ready. Schedule. Go! Ready. Schedule. Go! Ready. Schedule. Go!

Module 3 Get SMART! Get SMART! Get SMART!

Module 4 Study in Style Study in Style Career SMART

Module 5 Effective Communication Effective Communication Effective Communication

Module 6 N/A Career SMART Study in Style

Module 7 N/A Writing Right Writing Right

The table below shows the slight variations in the sequence and number of modules used among the 3 courses.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Describe the student expectations

in a University of Phoenix class.

• Identify various resources that

University of Phoenix provides for

students to be successful in their

academic and personal lives.

Starting Out

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify techniques to

overcome time management

challenges to maintain

work, college, and life balance.

• Identify strategies to improve

stress management.

• Identify life and personality

factors that contribute to

academic success.

Ready. Schedule. Go!

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate understanding

of SMART goals.

• Develop academic goals.

• Identify strategies to sustain

motivation throughout the

college experience.

Get SMART!

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify personal learning

styles.

• Identify effective study habits

and techniques.

• Identify reading

comprehension strategies.

Study in Style

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate an understanding

of audience, purpose and tone

in academic, casual and

professional communication.

• Differentiate between effective

and ineffective communication.

• Explain how emotional

intelligence can affect

communication.

Effective Communication

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Write SMART Career goals.

• View the UOPX University

Learning Goals Video.

Career SMART

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate the key elements

of writing mechanics.

• Demonstrate an understanding

of the basic writing process.

Writing Right

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RESPONDERS - Responders are interactive elements that allow learners to “speak” to characters and answer questions.

FEATURES

VIRTUAL MENTORS RESPONDERS SCORE

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SCORE INDICATOR – The Score Indicator (displayed upper left) is a dynamic, numeric display that shows total points earned and functions as the primary

indicator of the learner’s performance in the module. CURRENT SCORE represents the total points accumulated across all activities. TASK SCORE

represents student score for the current activity.

FEATURES

Current Score

Task Score

VIRTUAL MENTORS RESPONDERS SCORE

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VIRTUAL MENTORS – Virtual mentors provide feedback and remediation in order to scaffold the learning process.

FEATURES

VIRTUAL MENTORS RESPONDERS SCORE

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ASSESSMENT

EXAMPLE 1 – The “Classroom Quest” game provides an engaging, interactive introduction to a variety of New Classroom resources.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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EXAMPLE 2 – The “Resource Scavenger Hunt” interactive exercise provides an engaging way for students to learn about additional resources.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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EXAMPLE 3 – This is an example of one of the several reflection activities with this GameScape.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY - At the end of the module, the Performance Summary provides learners immediate feedback on

their performance across a range of activities.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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SAVE ASSESSMENT – At the end of each module, learners can save their responses to the New Classroom.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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SCORE REPORT – The Score Report PDF provides a summary of student performance.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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DASHBOARD – An interactive student performance tool available through New Classroom.

EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 3 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY SAVE SCORE REPORT DASHBOARD

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MENU FUNCTIONS

CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS CLOSED CAPTIONING NOTEPAD HELP

Volume

Replay

Hide Control

Settings

Play/Pause

Closed Captioning

Notepad

Help

Allows learner to hide the Control Panel

Restarts the current scene

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SETTINGS - Allows learners to customize their settings.

MENU FUNCTIONS

CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS CLOSED CAPTIONING NOTEPAD HELP

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MENU FUNCTIONS

CLOSED CAPTIONING - Toggles Closed Captioning on and off.

CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS CLOSED CAPTIONING NOTEPAD HELP

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MENU FUNCTIONS

Notes

Allows learners to type their own notes.

Key Take-aways

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Print Transcript Font Size

Transcripts

Provides learners with a transcript based on

the choices they make.

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MENU FUNCTIONS

HELP - Answers to questions about technical specifications & features.

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