The Brain Game is an activity in which groups of learners have to engage in an simulated, role playing, project management task. For example the learners may be tasked with organizing a school concert. To carry out the task the learners need to interact, via email, with a range of stakeholders – school principal, parents, suppliers etc. Currently a teacher acts as the “brain” for the activity, responding to all emails addressed to the different actors in the role play and handling multiple active simulations are the same time.
This project will involve two phases. The first will develop a user interface to assist the instructor acting as the “brain” to carry out their role. The second will involve adding a level of automation to the “brain”.
The tool is aimed at Transition Year (TY) students in Irish secondary schools. The project will include an opportunity to have the tool tested with TY students.