Marking machinima: A case study in assessing student use of a Web 2.0 technology

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  • Graham Barwell University of Wollongong
  • Chris Moore Deakin University
  • Ruth Walker University of Wollongong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.930

Abstract

The model of learning best suited to the future may be one which sees learning as the process of managing the different kinds of participation an individual might have in complex social systems. Learning capability and engagement is thus dependent on the relationship between an individual identity and social systems. We report on the incorporation ofmachinima, a Web 2.0 technology, as part of an interdisciplinary and collaborative project where the focus is not on the mastery of the tools or the acquisition of predetermined knowledge, but on the development of learning engagement. We provide the case study of a pilot project involving students across two Arts disciplines collaborating via the game, World of Warcraft, to produce an animated adaptation of one of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Their contributions were differently assessed according to the pre-existing requirements of their home disciplines. We argue that the assessment in such projects, in conjunction with innovations and experimentation with Web 2.0 technologies, should shift from an emphasis on product to process. We believe that this has a sound pedagogical and theoretical foundation, and also fits better with the increasingly digitalised, unfixed and interdisciplinary world that students will face on graduation.

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Author Biographies

Graham Barwell, University of Wollongong

Faculty of Arts
University of Wollongong

Chris Moore, Deakin University

School of Communication and Creative Arts
Deakin University

Ruth Walker, University of Wollongong

Learning Development
University of Wollongong

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Published

2011-08-20

How to Cite

Barwell, G., Moore, C., & Walker, R. (2011). Marking machinima: A case study in assessing student use of a Web 2.0 technology. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(5). https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.930