Wicked Problems as a Frame to Teach Environmental Literacy in a Digitally-Mediated Seminar Game

Mikhail Fiadotau; Peadar Callaghan; Michela Tramonti; Alden Dochshanov

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-78269-5_16

Wicked Problems as a Frame to Teach Environmental Literacy in a Digitally-Mediated Seminar Game

Mikhail Fiadotau
, Peadar Callaghan
, Michela Tramonti
, Alden Dochshanov

Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

Abstract

The paper presents a design case study of BIG GAME, a digitally-mediated seminar game aimed at developing environmental literacy and STEM skills among middle-school students. The game employs a series of open-ended missions based on real-life environmental issues, framing the missions as wicked problems, i.e., complex problems that resist straightforward solutions due to their evolving and often contradictory requirements. This approach was chosen since real-life environmental issues fall under the domain of wicked problems, yet traditional education largely focuses on unambiguous problems with clear-cut solutions. The paper introduces the choices taken during the design process and reflects on the results of implementing the game as a competition involving 27 schools in four European countries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Games and Learning Alliance: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference, GALA 2024, Berlin, Germany, November 20–22, 2024
Editors	Avo Schönbohm, Francesco Bellotti, Antonio Bucchiarone, Francesca de Rosa, Manuel Ninaus, Alf Wang, Vanissa Wanick, Pierpaolo Dondio
Number of pages	10
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date	18 Dec 2024
Pages	167–176
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-78268-8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-78269-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78269-5_16
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

wicked problems
environmental education
seminar game
game design
game-based learning

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Fiadotau, M., Callaghan, P., Tramonti, M., & Dochshanov, A. (2024). Wicked Problems as a Frame to Teach Environmental Literacy in a Digitally-Mediated Seminar Game. In A. Schönbohm, F. Bellotti, A. Bucchiarone, F. de Rosa, M. Ninaus, A. Wang, V. Wanick, & P. Dondio (Eds.), Games and Learning Alliance: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference, GALA 2024, Berlin, Germany, November 20–22, 2024 (pp. 167–176). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78269-5_16

Fiadotau, Mikhail ; Callaghan, Peadar ; Tramonti, Michela et al. / Wicked Problems as a Frame to Teach Environmental Literacy in a Digitally-Mediated Seminar Game. Games and Learning Alliance: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference, GALA 2024, Berlin, Germany, November 20–22, 2024. editor / Avo Schönbohm ; Francesco Bellotti ; Antonio Bucchiarone ; Francesca de Rosa ; Manuel Ninaus ; Alf Wang ; Vanissa Wanick ; Pierpaolo Dondio. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. pp. 167–176

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Fiadotau M, Callaghan P, Tramonti M, Dochshanov A. Wicked Problems as a Frame to Teach Environmental Literacy in a Digitally-Mediated Seminar Game. In Schönbohm A, Bellotti F, Bucchiarone A, de Rosa F, Ninaus M, Wang A, Wanick V, Dondio P, editors, Games and Learning Alliance: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference, GALA 2024, Berlin, Germany, November 20–22, 2024. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. 2024. p. 167–176 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-78269-5_16

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