Collaborative Research: SIMBUILDING: TEACHING BUILDING SCIENCE WITH SIMULATION GAMES

该项目正在开发用于建筑科学教学的创新模拟游戏，将其整合到圣达菲社区学院（SFCC）的现有课程中，在SFCC和新墨西哥州的其他三所社区学院进行试点测试，并通过跟踪和分析学习者数据来评估其教育效果。正在开发的多功能和强大的模拟游戏引擎SimBuilding支持三种类型的英语和西班牙语模拟游戏：诊断游戏；建设游戏;还有操作类游戏。这些不同类型的游戏既支持传统学生，也支持寻求继续教育的建筑专业人士，以提高他们的知识和技能。SimBuilding游戏允许学习者数据被自动记录和分析，以帮助理解学生如何通过游戏学习。根据这些信息，智能辅导系统可以根据需要指导学生，提供个性化学习。一名独立顾问与项目团队一起研究和评估整个项目，并确定游戏对学生学习的影响。SimBuilding游戏和相关的课程模块正在通过社区大学教师研讨会、向高中学生和教师推广、在全国建筑和绿色能源会议及其网站上传播。

This project is developing innovative simulation games for teaching and learning building science, integrating them into existing courses at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), pilot testing them at SFCC and three other community colleges in New Mexico, and evaluating their educational effectiveness through tracking and analyzing learner data. The versatile and powerful simulation game engine, SimBuilding, being developed supports three types of simulation games in both English and Spanish: diagnostics games; construction games; and operation games. These different types of games will support both traditional students as well as building professionals seeking continuing education to improve their knowledge and skills. SimBuilding games allow for learner data to be automatically logged and analyzed to assist in understanding how students learn through the games. From this information, an intelligent tutoring system coaches the student as needed providing personalized learning. An independent consultant works with the project team on research and evaluation of the overall project and on determining the effect of the games on student learning. The SimBuilding games and associated curricular modules are being disseminated through community college faculty workshops, outreach to high school students and teachers, and at national building and green energy meetings and their websites.