OVERVIEW
  Describe an educational resource
  Design & development student-led
  Stages of this talk:
  1. Those involved
  2. Concept and prior experience
  3. “Laboratory Manager”: game outline
  4. The next stages for the project
  5. Conclusions
              Those involved
   First designs (2013) final year chemistry undergraduate projects
                   
     Nicola Humphreys – mechanism like “trivial pursuit”
     Liam Smith – good simple game mechanism
   Kevan Garvey (2014)
    Chemistry undergraduate final year project 
     game design as presented;
     developed initial 16 game scenarios
   Roberta Fabricio Loose (2014 & 2015)
   Science without borders (second year) work experience
   developed game components
     developed 4 additional game scenarios
     My own interest in games
                    Why a game?  Why a card game?
  Concept
  •    Something different from (chemistry) lectures, labs & 
       tutorials
  •    Engaging (?)
  •    Session experience: learning without fear of mistakes
  •    Small groups of students directly interact
  •    Need for analytical chemistry specifically? (later)
                     Why a game?  Why a card game?
  Concept
  •    Something different from (chemistry) lectures, labs & 
       tutorials
  •    Engaging (?)
  •    Session experience: learning without fear of mistakes
  •    Small groups of students directly interact
  •    Need for analytical chemistry specifically? (later)
          Prior experience: educational game design
   Resource: educational board-game “Green Chemistry”1
   •  Free-of-charge
   •  Played in groups of 3-6 players
   •  Duration about 60 minutes
   •  Decision-based game (low luck element)
   •  Engaging, incidental learning, social
   •  Winner is s/he with most money at the end of the game
   1
     Coffey, M. (2014)  Green Chemistry: classroom implementation of an educational board-game illustrating 
   environmental sustainability in chemical manufacturing  in Handbook of Research on Pedagogical 
   Innovations for Sustainable Development (pp. 453-473). Eds: K.D.Thomas & H. E. Muga. IGI Global.