Historia is a game-based learning system. Students would learn actively through group discussion. This learning strategy guides students to research history by themselves rather than learning from the instructor.

There are two systems of active learning. One is student-centered learning (UDL) while another is problem-based learning (Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction)(University of Victoria: Educational Technology.). This learning system has satisfied both systems, but Historia focuses on student-centered learning because students from this video reply they have positive experiences from the learning.

According to several scenes from this video, I notice the material students have used needs to be improved. Students usually research history from books. I also notice a scene in that students are using computers, which seems like students are using computers to search for information for their historical research project. However, there is no fact to show whether using a computer is students’ main method of researching historical knowledge. The most apparent problem that should have further improvement is the organization of group members. I notice each student has a fill-in-blank handout for group discussion. Other group members might unable to view written responses from each other.

Multimedia tools that can access more than one would improve the action of group assembly. Taking the example of Mattermost, group members could discuss their opinions of the research topic. This tool is best for reporting the status of group members. For example, if a group member would not attend the meeting due to family issues, they can comment in the group chat.

Planning the content for the project is also essential in the history assignment. Multimedia tools for conceptual mapping would help with that. Students would share the information from their research in a template, so that group members would see them.

Reference

University of Victoria: Educational Technology. (2022, October 29.) W9: Active and Passive Learning. https://edtechuvic.ca/edci337/2022/10/29/w9-active-and-passive-learning/