Minerva

A citizen science project in gamification and learning

Minerva

A citizen science project in gamification and learning

Are you interested in getting a free education in gamification and learning while contributing to science and development?

Minerva is a citizen science project in collaboration between scientists at the University of Skövde, Kristiania University and Center for Excellent IT Education, University of Gothenburg, Online Partner and Insert Coin. Project manager is Adam Palmquist and Minerva is part of his dissertation project at the University of Skövde. One of the basic purposes of citizen science is to give the public the opportunity to help scientists with different issues. At the same time, the citizen gains insight about scientific science. Your role in the project is to be a science assistant. Your task is to share your opinions and observations regarding the Bossfight gamification tool. In the Minerva project you have the opportunity to engage in four levels.

The Minerva project are for those who wants to:

Get more knowledge about gamification and learning
Explore how gamification works through a modern digital tool
Get a good example of how to structure online education
Contribute with your thoughts and ideas to science in gamification and learning

The course starting on June 2 is fully booked. We will return with new dates for the next occasions.

About the course

The course is free of charge. Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the course is held once a month in Google Classroom with the Bossfight extension. It is about 6 hours long and is based on Adam Palmquist’s course at the University of Gothenburg: “Games and simulations as environments for learning” (PDA683) and his book “Det spelifierade klassrummet” (The Gamified Classroom).

Read more about the 4 levels and how to participate.

What is required to participate in Minerva?

How is the course structured, what is required of the participants and how much time do they need to spend on research and science? This is a so-called semi-self-paced course. It means that the course lasts for 4 weeks but all material is available from the beginning.

The basis of the course material consists of the streaming lectures
The course has no compulsory sessions and the assignments are completely voluntary
There is no compulsory reading material in the course
Only the research questionnaires are compulsory
The course content is edited like a MOOC, which means that the video clips are about 3-10 minutes long
The education can be described as a modified university course at advanced level of 7.5 points

How much time does it take?

Low level of engagement – about 4 hours over 4 weeks
Average level – about 8 hours over 4 weeks
High level of engagement – about 15 hours or more

Four levels of involvement in the Minerva science project

Level 1

You contribute by answering survey questions and with your feedback about the design of the gamification tool, Bossfight. In return, you receive a course free of charge on gamification and learning – “The Gamified Classroom”

Level 2

You contribute according to Level 1, but will also conduct a social experiment on social media where you survey anonymous reactions to measure the interest in gamification and citizen science. You also write a log book while reading the free of charge course “The Gamified Classroom”.

In return, you will have the opportunity to follow the project science behind the scenes to learn more about how scientists work. You also get access to all articles published in the project directly via email in your own inbox. The articles can be used under the fair use clause

Level 3

You contribute according to Level 1 and Level 2. You conduct two social experiments on social media where you survey anonymized reactions to measure the interest in gamification and citizen science. You will also document yourself in various contexts during the course. You will have access to parts of the dataset and may contribute to the science with your own analyzes and knowledge. You will be responsible for categorizing and processing the raw material.

You will have the same access as Level 2 regarding the material. You will also get an elegant presentation template that you can use if you want to present the project to colleagues or in other contexts.

Level 4

You conduct social experiments according to Level 2 and 3. You should also install and use the Chrome plugin, Statistics 24, during the course. This level is really for those who want to participate in the scientific work and contribute to the knowledge of gamification and learning. Those who choose Level 4 will be contacted by the Minerva group for an interview and discussion regarding data collection in the project and the role of the science assistant from a longer time perspective.

You get the same access as Level 3 regarding the material. In return you are allowed to use the results of the science in your own publications and essays.

Depending on your level of commitment and acquisition of knowledge in the project, there will be the possibilities of co-publication, in conference or journal, with the university-affiliated scientists in the project

Minerva

A citizen science project in gamification and learning

Minerva

A citizen science project in gamification and learning

Are you interested in getting a free education in gamification and learning while contributing to science and development?

The Minerva project are for those who wants to:

The course starting on June 2 is fully booked. We will return with new dates for the next occasions.

What is required to participate in Minerva?

How much time does it take?

Four levels of involvement in the Minerva science project

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

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