Water Bears

Francisco Souki
Pittsburgh STEM Summit
April 2015
Hi,
Collaboration
Water Bears
(game screenshot)
Water Bears
(game screenshot)
Water Bears
(game screenshot)
Transformation
Water Bears Transformational Goal
Collaborators!
Assessment
Assessment
GlassLab Games
Discover great
games
Make Learning
Visible
Impact Student
Outcomes
Easy to find and
implement the next
generation of
learning games
Assessment is
embedded in the
game and reflected
back to teachers
Analytics engine
makes valid
inferences about
student learning
Actionable Reports
Indiana University + Water Bears
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Identify system functions
Perceive Dynamics
Distinguish System Goals
Consider the Role of System
Structure
Leverage Points
Identify Behaviors
Design a System
Limited Resources
Fixes that Fail
Identify Interconnections
Unintended Consequences
Fixes that fail +
Limited resources
(game screenshot)
Fixes that fail +
Limited resources
(game screenshot)
Fixes that fail +
Limited resources
(game screenshot)
Each puzzle addresses
one or more concepts
(game screenshot)
Players are rewarded
after each puzzle
(game screenshot)
Concepts grouped
into categories
(game screenshot)
Water Bears + GlassLab integration
❖ Learning Report
Player progress in game, framed in
context of specific Systems Thinking
concepts the player has been exposed to
❖ Shout Out! Watch Out!
Identify players that have completed the
most challenging puzzles and players
that are having trouble progressing
Creating Teachable Moments
❖ Teacher’s Guide
❖ Puzzle Guide
❖ Lesson Plans
The Endgame
Thanks!
Francisco Souki
@fjsouki
fsouki@schellgames.com
Pittsburgh STEM Summit