Creative Learning Environment -- Research & Teaching Dissemination

Refereed Papers

Shelton, B. E., & Scoresby, J. (in progress) Aligning Game Activity with Instructional Goals: Following a Novel Design and Development Approach to Instructional Computer Games.

Ball, Cheryl E. (2006). Reading the text: A rhetoric of wow. Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy, 10(2). <http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/10.2>.

Moeller, R. M., Cootey, J. (for submission 2007) The peripatos could not have looked like that,' and other educational tales from student game designers.  Special Issue of the International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education on "Computer Game-based Learning."

Moeller, R. M., Mason, E. (for submission) When gamers are more than consumers: Technical writing and the production of video games. Journal of Business and Technical Communication.

Moeller, R. M., Esplin, B. (under review) Cheesers, Pullers, and Glitchers: Rhetoric of Sportsmanship and the Discourse of Online Sports gamers. Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media.

Invited Presentations

Ball. C. (2006, February). New medi-ack! Considering technology rich texts in a literature/writing curriculum. Kent State University, Kent, OH.

Ball. C. (2006, January). What if?: New media for a new university. Faculty Forum. Logan, UT.

Ball. C. (2005, November). Teaching new media texts in English studies classes. Utah Writing Project, Salt Lake City, UT.

Conference Papers and Presentations

Ball, C., & Rice, R. (2005, June). Hackers, schmoozers, & wonder: Rhetoric, technology, & aesthetics in new media spaces. Computers & Writing Conference, Palo Alto, CA.

Scoresby, J., Duncan, S. M., & Shelton, B. E. (2006, June). Voices of Spoon River: Exploring early American poetry through computer gaming. Paper presented at the Games, Learning & Society 2006, Madison, WI.

Shelton, B. E., & Wiley, D. (2006, June). How do I get in the game?: The papers, projects, and practices of teaching educational games. Paper presented at the Games, Learning & Society 2006, Madison, WI.

Scoresby, J., Duncan, S. M., & Shelton, B.E. (2006, June). Considering different approaches to teaching using computer games in the classroom. Presented at UVSC: Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange 2006, Orem, UT.

Duncan, S. M., & Scoresby, J., (2006, March 11). Methodology for evaluating Voices of Spoon River.  Presented at the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology 2006, Riverton, UT. ppt

Shelton, B. E., & Olson, N. (2006, April 7-11). A sign for all times: Revisiting how culture and context impact the interpretation of graphical elements. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2006, San Francisco.

Shelton, B. E., & Wiley, D. (2006, April 7-11). Instructional designers take all the fun out of games: Rethinking elements of engagement for designing instructional games. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2006, San Francisco.

Duncan, S. M., Scoresby, J., & Shelton, B. E. (2006, February 22). Voices of Spoon River: Evaluation of an educational interactive fiction game. Paper presented at the Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference (PAETC), Bryn Mawr, PA.

Duncan, S. M., & Shelton, B. E. (2006, February 22). Voices of Spoon River: Study of the development of an educational interactive fiction game by instructional game students. Paper presented at the Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference (PAETC), Bryn Mawr, PA.

Duncan, S. M., Stowell, T., Allen, B., & Shelton, B. E. (2006, February 22). School of learning sciences: Design of a multi-user game for learning science students. Paper presented at the Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference (PAETC), Bryn Mawr, PA.

Shelton, B. E. (2005, December 7-8). Designing and creating interactive fiction for learning. Paper presented at the New Media Consortium (NMC) Online Conference on Educational Gaming, Internet.

Moeller, R., Ball, C., & Shelton B. E. (2005, September 28-30). Games, signs, and texts: Exploring sustainable, creative learning environments through cultural analysis and localization. Paper presented at the Instructional Technology Institute: Advancing the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Open Education Conference, Utah State University, Logan, UT.

Shelton, B. E. (2004, October 20-24). Exploring the unique properties of augmented reality for teaching and learning.  Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference (AECT 2004), Chicago, IL.

Moeller, R. M., (2005, March) What does rhetoric have to do with design? A new media manifesto. Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Chicago, IL.

Moeller, R. M. (2005, March) Game On: Video Games Teach Technical Writing. Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). San Francisco, CA.

Moeller, R. M., (2006, February) Conflicting Consumers: Katamari Damacy and the Absurd. Facilitated roundtable panel at the 27th annual conference of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations. Albuquerque, NM.

Moeller, R. M. (2005, October) Connecting Programs and Research through Political Economy Analysis. Presented at Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication Conference. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech.

Moeller, R. M (2005, June) The Political Economy of Textual Production and the Limitations of Hypertext. Presented at Computers and Writing 2005: New Writing and Computer Technologies. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University.

Moeller, R. M. (2005, March) Video Game Design Documents: The Techno-Rhetoric of Video Games. A video poster presentation for the 2005 conference of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW). San Francisco, CA.

Books

Shelton, B. E., & Wiley, D. (Eds.). (expected 2006). The Educational Design and Use of Simulation Computer Games. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Book Chapters

Shelton, B. E. (in progress). Designing instructional games for activity-goal alignment. In B. E. Shelton & D. Wiley (Eds.), The Educational Design and Use of Simulation Computer Games. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Moeller, R., & McAllister, K. (in progress). [TBD]. In B. E. Shelton & D. Wiley (Eds.), The Educational Design and Use of Simulation Computer Games. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Moeller, R. M. (under contract, forthcoming 2007). ReWriting wi-fi: The surveillance of mobility and student agency. In A. C. Kimme Hea (Ed.), _Going Wireless: A Critical Exploration of Wireless & Mobile Technologies for Composition Teachers and Scholars_. Hampton Press.

Moeller, R. M., et al. (in press). Virtual Learning Environments linked to the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Electronic Visualization Lab. In J. Weiss, J. Nolan, & P. Trifonas (Eds.), The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments. Kluwer Publishing.

Moeller, R. M., & Moberly, K., (Spring 2006) Review of Ken S. McAllister's Game Work: Language, Power, and Computer Game Culture. Kairos 10.2 Available at
http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/10.2/binder.html?reviews/moeller_moberley/index.html

Workshops

Ball, C., & Moeller, R. (2006, May). Teaching Writing with Technology. Utah State University Summer Extension Workshops, Logan, UT.

Moeller, R. M (2005, June) Funded Research on Technology in the Humanities: RFPs and the Creative Learning Environments Lab. A case study presented to John McLaughlin's Grant Writing Summer Credit Workshop. Utah State University.

Moeller, R. M., & McAllister, K. S. (2005, October). Learning Games Initiative
Game Night: _Katamari Damacy_. Utah State University. Logan, UT.

Cootey, J., Bateman, W., McConkey, R., & Moeller, R. M. (2005, February 17).
Learning Games Initiative game night: Modding with _Neverwinter Nights_. Utah
State University. Logan, UT.

Multi-media Materials

Voices of Spoon River. An Interactive Fiction Game for Helping Students Study Classic Text. (2006). Available for download from CLE website. Shelton, B. E. (Advisor) Game author contributors alphabetically: Bernotski, J., Caswell, T., Duncan, M., Jensen, M., Jorgensen, J., Scoresby, J., & Stowell, T.,

Instructional Games. (2006, in development). Open Content Classroom Materials available through USU/COSL website.

Aristotle's Assassins. A demonstration version of an interactive role-playing game set in ancient Greece to teach players Greek politics, rhetoric, and culture. (May, 2006). Game Design Contributors: Moeller, R. M., Cootey, J., Bateman, W., & Mcconkey, R.

Funding

The Role of Presence within Mixed-Reality Learning Environments, $11,800 (Funded)

Submitted to Utah State University, New Faculty Research Grant

Brett E. Shelton, Principle Investigator, May 2005-June 2006, 1 mo/yr contribution
The mis-categorizing of cognitive states involved in learning within virtual environments has complicated instructional technology research. This study will be a qualitative exploration into the nature of immersion, the extent to which the computer system delivers a surrounding environment, and presence, the sense of “being there” in an environment, and their role in students’ learning.

Virtual Environment Prototyping, $14,000 (Funded)

Submitted to Utah State University, New Faculty Research Grant

Ryan Moeller, Principle Investigator, May 2005-June 2006, 1 mo/yr contribution.
The main research question of this study is: what do researchers in the humanities offer to the conversation surrounding the development of virtual environments used in mainstream industry and educational applications?  There is a large body of work being developed on the literacies required by such environments or the cognitive development enhanced through interactive scenarios.  This study investigates the ideological impact of these environments, or understanding how they operate in ways that reinforce particular cultural values.  One possible outcome of the study will be to locate alternative uses for mainstream virtual environment technologies that support sustainable partnerships between university researchers and industry developers.

Start-up Funding, Facilities and Equipment

Submitted to Utah State University, Vice President for Research
Departments of Instructional Technology and English
Brett E. Shelton, Ryan Moeller, & Cheryl Ball, Principle Investigators