Role play is an increasingly popular technique in tertiary education, being student centred, constructivist and suitable for a range of subject areas. The choice of formats is wide open, with options ranging from the traditional face to face performance through to multi-user online computer games. Some teachers prefer to take advantage of features of both online and face to face formats and offer a blended form. This case study describes an innovative blended role play in which the online component plays a small but important part. The findings show that decisions on not only how to make the best use of technology but also how to design and facilitate a role play can have a profound effect on the creation of an engaging first-person story from which powerful learning can be drawn—in this case, learning outcomes including deep insights into strengths and weaknesses of participants' personal change management styles.
History
Journal
Australasian journal of educational technology
Volume
24
Pagination
294 - 310
Location
Como, W.A.
Open access
Yes
ISSN
1449-3098
eISSN
1449-5554
Language
eng
Notes
Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.