Using Test Editors and D2L Quizzes to Build Educational Games Ryan Smith Instructional Design Assistant Front Range Community College
Dec 13, 2014
Using Test Editors and D2L Quizzes to Build Educational Games
Ryan SmithInstructional Design Assistant
Front Range Community College
Objective
• To share methods of generating a massive question database in D2L
Objective
• To share methods of generating a massive question database in D2L
• Not to teach about game mechanics or classroom based gaming
Objective
• To share methods of generating a massive question database in D2L
• Not to teach about game mechanics or classroom based gaming
• This process could be helpful developing question databases for any purpose in D2L
Background
• Need for practice of Multiplication and Division tables identified while Tutoring
Background
• Need for practice of Multiplication and Division tables identified while Tutoring
• Mad Minute quizzes used as a basis
Background
• Need for practice of Multiplication and Division tables identified while Tutoring
• Mad Minute quizzes used as a basis
• Needed something more engaging than the typical ‘Drill and Kill’ approach
Math Wiz U
• Offers a way to practice
• Randomized questions
• Only takes 2 minutes
• Level of difficulty increases (to a limit)
• Compete against yourself
• Mental Math tips re-enforce Algebra
• Great for a warm up
Math Wiz U
Game Mechanics:
• Countdown
• Points
• Additional game elements, like a Leaderboard, could be added
Finding a Test Editor
• Needed an easy format for importing questions
• Must be able to export to D2L
• I used Wimba Dimploma 6
Understand your Template
• Create one or two questions and export to an RTF file
• Take note of the structure and formatting of the file
Create the Template in Excel
• Look for patterns
• Use the ‘Concatenate’ formula
• Each line in the question generator should be represented in a single column
Paste into a Word Processor
• Convert table to text
• Look for possible errors in format
• Save as RTF
• Import into Test Editor
Importing to a Question Library
• Test out a couple of questions
• Export as a D2L compatible test bank
• Import into D2L
Brainstorming
What other types of quizzes could be created this way?
Recreate the format
Use formulas to piece together
A Work in Progress
Some questions I am keeping in mind:
Does it look like a game?
How much time does it take?
What is going to drive the students to play?
Why would a student want to keep playing?– Is it a “fun” type of hard?– Does it make me want to try again?– Is everyone challenged?
Thank you!
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http://tinyurl.com/khaoj9y
Ryan SmithInstructional Design Assistant Front Range Community [email protected]