| Title | A Pilot Study on Teacher-Facing Real-Time Classroom Game Dashboards |
| Presenter(s) | Luke Swanson, David Gagnon and Jennifer Scianna |
| Session | Games in the Classroom |
| Time | Wednesday, October 12, 2:00p-3:00p |
| Location | MSU Room |
| Format | Paper Presentation |
| Description | Educational games are an increasingly popular teaching tool in modern classrooms. However, the development of complementary tools for teachers facilitating classroom gameplay is lacking. We present the results of a participatory design process for a teacher-facing, real-time game data dashboard. This two-phase process included a workshop to elicit teachers' requirements for such a tool, and a pilot study of our dashboard prototype. We analyze post-gameplay survey and interview data to understand teachers' experiences with the tool in terms of evidence of co-design, feasibility, and effectiveness. Our results indicate the participatory design yielded a tool both useful for and usable by teachers within the context of a real class gameplay session. We advocate for the continued development of data-driven teacher tools to improve the effectiveness of games deployed in the classroom. |
| Top Paper Award | This paper was selected by the program committee as a Meaningful Play 2022 Top Paper. |
