In class:
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- Readings ... Questions?
- Results of your homework assignment
- Getting into groups
- First mini assignments
- More experiments
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Required Readings:
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Anderson, J.R. (2005). Chapter 4: Perception-based knowledge representations.
In J.R. Andersons, Cognitive
science and its implications (pp. 106-138). Worth Publishers:
New York. (Download) |
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Pinker, S. (1997). Chapter 4: The mind's eye. In S. Pinker, How
the mind works (pp. 283-296). W.W. Norton and Company: New
York. (Download) |
Suggested Readings:
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Pylyshyn, Z. (2003). Return of the mental image: are there really
pictures in the brain? TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences, 7(3),
113-118. (Download) |
Homework:
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Reminder: All work for the class is to be turned
in electronically so that others in the class may access your work.
Put it on your web-page, on the e-groups, or whichever way you can
make your work publicly visible. Assignments due next Wed
at 11:59 pm. |
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Do this
experiment, either on another participant (or yourself
if needed). After the sample trial, click the box that says (30
trials). After the experiment is over, you have to find the file
called 'mrdata' on your hard-drive -- this file contains the
results for each of the 30 trials in the experiment.
Present the data and an analyses of what it means in terms of
perception-based knowledge representations (2 paragraphs) . Does
this provide evidence for visual representation? How do you know?
(remember for a full grade, connect to readings and concepts, and
to the data you collected). For more than 3 points, collect more
than one data set, and connect to optional readings, outside readings,
and other related ideas.
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Your group should brainstorm up a 1-page list of ideas about:
- Issues worth studying in game based learning -- what interests
your group and its members?
- What the impact of games might be on students/learners/participants
when compared to other types of activities/instruction/participation
(learning and impacts beyond learning).
COME WITH THIS LIST TO CLASS, and POST TO YAHOO GROUPS UNDER
'BRAINSTORMING ABOUT GAMES'. |
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Reminder: One goal in this class is to have an
electronic portfolio ready soon, in which everyone can view your
work. If you can get a website up this week, and post your assignment,
that's great. Make sure you send everyone the link so they know where
it is. If not, post it to the yahoo group and let people know where
it is. |
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It's time to begin work on getting a portfolio up for this course
if you have the web skills already. If you do not yet have web skills,
it is time to start acquiring basic web authoring skills. |
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Reminder: Look at some other students work BEFORE
you get to class on Thursday. Be prepared to talk about one other
student's theory of mind in depth that you found particularly interesting
or worth discussing. |
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