Providing Career Guidance to Adolescents through Digital Games: A Case Study

Ian Dunwell; Petros Lameras; Sara de Freitas; Panos Petridis; Maurice Hendrix; Sylvester Arnab; Kam Star

International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 4, No. 4 (October 2014) pp. 58–70

In an evolving global workplace, it is increasingly important for graduates and school-leavers to possess an understanding of the job market, their relevant skills, and career progression paths. However, both the marketplace and career paths are...

Essential features of serious games design in higher education: Linking learning attributes to game mechanics

Petros Lameras; Sylvester Arnab; Ian Dunwell; Craig Stewart; Samantha Clarke; Panagiotis Petridis

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 4 (June 2017) pp. 972–994

This paper consolidates evidence and material from a range of specialist and disciplinary fields to provide an evidence-based review and synthesis on the design and use of serious games in higher education. Search terms identified 165 papers...

Representations of an Incidental Learning Framework to Support Mobile Learning

Eileen Scanlon; Mark Gaved; Ann Jones; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Lucas Paletta; Ian Dunwell

International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014 (2014)

This paper discusses how the particular features of mobile learning can be harnessed to provide new informal learning opportunities in relation to context aware and location based learning. The MASELTOV project is developing representations of an...

Creating Coherent Incidental Learning Journeys on Smartphones Using Feedback and Progress Indicators: The SCAMP Framework

Ann Jones; Mark Gaved; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Eileen Scanlon; Charlie Pearson; Petros Lameras; Ian Dunwell; Jan Jones

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 6, No. 4 (October 2014) pp. 75–92

Although the motivating role of feedback and progress indicators is understood in formal learning, their role in supporting incidental mobile learning is less well understood. In this paper we argue that well-designed feedback and progress...

The development approach of a pedagogically-driven serious game to support Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) within a classroom setting

Sylvester Arnab; Katherine Brown; Samantha Clarke; Ian Dunwell; Theodore Lim; Neil Suttie; Sandy Louchart; Maurice Hendrix; Sara de Freitas

Computers & Education Vol. 69, No. 1 (November 2013) pp. 15–30

Didactic approaches to Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) have been shown to yield limited outcomes when compared to approaches that stimulate peer discussion and debate. Creating effective interventions, which stimulate peer involvement, remains ...

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Foundations of dynamic learning analytics: Using university student data to increase retention

Sara Freitas de; David Gibson; Coert Du Plessis; Pat Halloran; Ed Williams; Matt Ambrose; Ian Dunwell; Sylvester Arnab

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 6 (Nov 01, 2015) pp. 1175–1188

With digitisation and the rise of e-learning have come a range of computational tools and approaches that have allowed educators to better support the learners' experience in schools, colleges and universities. The move away from traditional paper...