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EMERGO: A Methodology and Toolkit for Developing Serious Games in Higher Education
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Nadolski, Rob J.; Hummel, Hans G. K.; van den Brink, Henk J.; Hoefakker, Ruud E.; Slootmaker, Aad; Kurvers, Hub J.; Storm, Jeroen – Simulation & Gaming, 2008
Societal changes demand educators to apply new pedagogical approaches. Many educational stakeholders feel that serious games could play a key role in fulfilling this demand, and they lick their chops when looking at the booming industry of leisure games. However, current toolkits for developing leisure games show severe shortcomings when applied…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Games, Learning Modules, Courseware
Practice-Based Research on the Development of Activating Instruction and Self-Directed Student Learning: Dutch Writing Instruction
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Imants, Jeroen; van de Ven, Piet-Hein – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
A team of secondary school language teachers and a teacher trainer developed a new method for Dutch writing instruction. The principles underlying the method were derived from insights regarding activating instruction and self-directed student learning. The development entailed two phases. In the first phase, the exploration of actual problems in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Development, Writing Instruction, Instructional Design
Production Techniques for Computer-Based Learning Material.
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Moonen, Jef; Schoenmaker, Jan – 1986
Experiences in the development of educational software in the Netherlands have included the use of individual and team approaches, the determination of software content and how it should be presented, and the organization of the entire development process, from experimental programs to prototype to final product. Because educational software is a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Comparing Web Based Course Development with and without a Learning Environment.
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Hartog, Rob J. M.; de Gooijer, C. D.; van der Schaaf, H.; Sessink, O.; Vonder, O. W. – 2000
Over the last five years, several online courses covering different subjects have been developed and delivered in different settings at Wageningen UR (Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands). The total course content developed and delivered with a learning environment is equivalent with about 700 hours of study, and…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Distance Education, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Development of Computer-Assisted Instruction Curriculum Materials. Results of a Survey.
Karrer, Urs – 1987
Based on the premise that the production strategy and the production approach have a strong impact on quality courseware development, a survey was conducted in 1987 to evaluate the development processes used for computer-assisted instruction curriculum materials. Questionnaires were sent to 64 institutions of higher education in England, the…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Data Interpretation
A Videodisc Program for the Acquisition of Diagnostic Skills in Health Education.
Gulmans, J.; van den Berg, R. – 1992
This article addresses the problem of ascertaining the most suitable learning environment for learning diagnostic skills in health education--specifically diagnostic reasoning and the selection of therapy--through the design, development, and evaluation of a videodisc program. It describes the design, development, and formative evaluation of a…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Concept Teaching, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries