Dr. David Niecikowski will present topics in classroom game design and play for students of all ages. A free 128 page book will be provided to reinforce hands-on topics in this interactive seminar.
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Dr. David Niecikowski, a 27 year public education teacher and Touro University gifted education professor, will provide hands-on and interactive techniques in classroom game design and game play that can be used with students of all ages. (1) Game design topics include: analyzing existing game designs, design planners, rules writing, play testing, and design evaluation rubric. (2) Game play topics include: game play applications, selecting games, modifying existing games, teaching techniques, and gaming etiquette.
Top Games for Total Class & Small Group Instruction
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Dr. Niecikowski will present his top recommended games for total class and small group instruction based on 27 years of classroom and gifted education teaching.
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Recommendations include content area and grade level considerations as well as student developmental, ability, emotional, social, physical, and readiness (ZPD) needs. Game modifications and variants will also be discussed..
Dr. David Niecikowski, a 24 year industry veteran, will present practical and research recommended techniques on writing comprehensible rulebooks. Free 200 page and 251 page PDFs will be provided.
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Presented comprehensible rulebook recommendations are based on Dr. Niecikowski's dissertation findings that were co-constructed by 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. (1) Topics from the provided 200 page PDF include: reviewed literature recommendations on document design and BGG user feedback. (2) Topics from the provided 251 page PDF include a performance list co-constructed with surveyed experts. The list presents 92 weighted features organized in 10 categories: overview, components, content, examples, language, terms, reference, emphasis, format, and visuals. In addition, evaluation results of published rulebooks using the performance list are detailed.
We'll discuss best practices and research on meeting the needs of children through game play in school, library, club, and family gathering settings.
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Dr. David Niecikowski from Touro University will present best practices and research on meeting the academic and social needs of children through game play in school, library, club, after school, and family gathering settings. Dr. Niecikowski is the author of the book Game Design in the Classroom (2011) and, since 2019, teaches three of six graduate Gifted Methods courses at Touro University Nevada. One of these (3) unit courses includes meeting the needs of gifted students through game play.
Dr. Niecikowski will present research on rulebook comprehensibility and provide a rulebook evaluation performance list of 92 weighted comprehensibility features organized into 10 categories.
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David Niecikowski, PhD will present his dissertation research on rulebook comprehensibility. The dissertation’s findings were co-constructed by 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. The evaluation results of eight published rulebooks are discussed using the performance list’s 92 weighted comprehensibility features organized into 10 categories.
Dr. Niecikowski will present research on rulebook comprehensibility and provide a rulebook evaluation performance list of 92 weighted comprehensibility features organized into 10 categories.
Description:
David Niecikowski, PhD will present his dissertation research on rulebook comprehensibility. The dissertation’s findings were co-constructed by 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. The evaluation results of eight published rulebooks are discussed using the performance list’s 92 weighted comprehensibility features organized into 10 categories.
Comprehensibility of Game Rulebooks: Perspectives from a Community of Practice
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David Niecikowski, PhD will present and answer questions about his dissertation research on Comprehensibility of Game Rulebooks: Perspectives from a Community of Practice.
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The dissertation’s salient finding is the Comprehensible Features of Rulebooks Performance List co-constructed by members in the traditional gaming community of practice made-up of 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. The evaluation results of eight published rulebooks are discussed using the performance list’s 92 weighted features organized into 10 categories.
Comprehensibility of Game Rulebooks: Perspectives from a Community of Practice
Summary:
David Niecikowski, PhD will present and answer questions about his dissertation research on Comprehensibility of Game Rulebooks: Perspectives from a Community of Practice.
Description:
The dissertation’s salient finding is the Comprehensible Features of Rulebooks Performance List co-constructed by members in the traditional gaming community of practice made-up of 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. The evaluation results of eight published rulebooks are discussed using the performance list’s 92 weighted features organized into 10 categories.
Comprehensibility of Game Rulebooks: Perspectives from a Community of Practice
Summary:
David Niecikowski, PhD, will present and answer questions about his dissertation research.
Description:
The dissertation’s salient finding is the Comprehensible Features of Rulebooks Performance List co-constructed by members in the traditional gaming community of practice made-up of 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. The evaluation results of eight published rulebooks are discussed using the performance list’s 92 weighted features organized into 10 categories.