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Rapid Creation of Innovative Online Role Play
Two Case Studies
Albert Ip - Fablusi P/L
Melbourne, Australia
Mary Noggle - Caldwell Community College
North Carolina, USA
a dynamic artificial environment in which human 'agents' interact by
playing roles with semi-defined characteristics, objectives and relations (social rules) to one another and within a
specified scenario (set of conditions).
What is Role Play?
• Live through the experience• Fun, motivation• Interaction, collaboration• Problem-solving constructivist approach• Dynamic goal-based learning• Associative • Non-threatening environment
Why Role Play?
Quiz Time
Case One: The Scarlet Letter
Simulation begins
William BradfordThomas MortonJohn WinthropRoger Williams
Bay Psalm BookThe New England PrimerThe Scarlet LetterAnn Bradstreet
Edward TaylorMichael WigglesworthCotton MatherJonathan Edwards
week 1 2 3 4 5
Letters
Letters from Pearl and John Hathorne
Chat
Task: Write Profile
If thou hast inquiries towards my nature, I plead with you not to place blame against the scarlet bosom of my mother, but rather to stare into mine eyes to gaze into a world beyond your own “pure” ideals.
The literature studied in class proved very useful in characterization and understanding the motives of Puritan America.
Collaboration
Working with a partner was helpful…[It] was good to
have somebody to say, "hey, what do you
think," instead of having all this pressure of
developing this character on your own.
Tiffany
Collaboration
…we made a specific meeting time nightly on AIM and
tried to share the responsibility more by
assigning a particular person to posts for the night. For
the most part, no one posted without having the posts
proofed by at least one other group member.
Amanda
Collaboration
I enjoyed working with another person on the role of
John Wilson. We were able to talk and plan what
we would do, and what we would say. And, my team
member was so proficient in the language and
voice that it really helped inspire me.
Jordan
Evaluation
I felt as though I was living in Boston
in part one of the simulation, walking the streets
with the Wilsons, the Hathornes, and Mistress Hibbins.
Amanda
Evaluation
• This was definitely a very different experience for me!
I have learned more about one book and time
period than I ever have in any of my English classes.
Toni
• I really do thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this. I
learned a lot from this simulation and realize that I probably did
learn more from this than I would have from
writing a paper.Jennifer
Evaluation
When this simulation started, everyone was shy, and the
characters were a bit foggy, but, after a
while, when everyone got the hang of it and opened up,
the characters became REAL!...
Evaluation
I wasn't just reading the story, I was the
story and I could change the plot however I wanted
to.
Stephanie
Quiz Time
Case Two: The Holocaust
Setting and iSpaces1. Prewar (1933-1939)
Katowice, Poland, and Berlin, Germany
2. Beginning of the war (1939-1941)
3. Train to Auschwitz(Sept 26, 1942)
4. First day at Auschwitz (Sept 27, 1942)
5. Spring in Auschwitz (1943)
6. Winter in Auschwitz (1944)
7. Liberation (1945+)
Holocaust Sim CharactersPolish Family
• Adrianna Dankowski-Sister• Anka Dankowski-Grandmother• Marek Dankowski-Brother• Pawel Dankowski-Brother
Jewish Family
• Yosef Cohen-Father, Brushmaker• Rachel Cohen-Mother• Jacob Cohen-Brother• Miriam Cohen-Sister• Renana Yadinovik-Aunt
German Family
• Julius Streicher-Newsman• Franz Streicher-Doctor• Elsa Streicher-Wife, Artist
Neighbors
• Andriy Petrenko- Ukrainian Guard• Bruns Shulmann-German Shopkeeper• Jerzy Levine-Jewish Butcher• Robert Johnson-British Salesman
Letters
Changing StationeryChanging Role
Elsa and Bruns at the shop
Elsa and Franz at the Streicher Home
Letter from a student As a military reservist, I have been waiting 5 years for my
call up to the Middle East and have seriously wrestled with my anger towards Moslems over 9-11,etc; I used to think that any of them who got hurt by U.S. forces mostly deserved it and many of my shipmates think "the only good Moslem is a dead Moslem." I have been immersed in that environment and it is only through your class that I have come to realize that that attitude is a mistake, part of our American "empire" mindset. On thinking it over, my mind and eyes are much more open to what's really going on in the Middle East. It is because of your class that I am actually trying to separate the guilty from the innocent…
Lissa
Quiz Time
Indications of Successquality and quantity
• Understanding of course material evident in transcript
• Immersed in imagination apparent in quality of
postings (value-add, in character)
• Engagement with peers observed through behavior and continuity of role
The Scarlet Letter
• Collaboration with 2-3 students per role
• 10 characters
• Established developed characters
• Encouragement from moderator
TheHolocaust
• Some students worked in isolation of 1 student per role
• 16 characters
• Newly developed characters
• Little contact with moderator
The Scarlet Letter
• Static location
• 2 episodes in a 5 week period
• Inherently communicative setting/atmosphere (communal)
• Dynamic location with changing scenes
• 7 episodes in a 5 week period
• Inherentlynon-communicative with limited accessto discussion
TheHolocaust
Holocaust Improvement
• more background for role to encourage deeper character building
• More news feeds
• diary during concentration camp
• Eliminate some characters
• Real characters or representations of real people
• Increase the time allocated for simulation
Quiz Time
Suggested Use of Role Play
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Quiz Time
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