Gamified co-design with cooperative learning at school

Abstract

This paper reports on the Ph.D work of A. Melonio. The work deals with co-design for learning contexts. Since co-design with children should be engaging, the Ph.D. work proposes to gamify learning contexts with game ideas and elements for playfully engaging learners and teachers alike. Moreover, since co-design requires to create a sense of partnership, the Ph.D. research proposes the adoption of cooperative learning strategies for fostering the inclusion of all in the design process. In the opening, the main research area and the motivation of this Ph.D. work are overviewed. The paper continues presenting the research method of the Ph.D. work and the related goal, objectives and questions. The paper ends recapping the result to date and the next steps to reach.