Learning Objectives and Success Criteria

Cultivating Transformational Communities

On successful completion of Cultivating Transformational Communities, the student should be able to:

Learning Objective 1: Knowledge of the Field: Discuss topics, themes, and theories related to building and managing communities featuring transformative analog role-playing games with an emphasis on safety and inclusion.
Learning Objective 2: Game Design, Safety Design and Playtesting: Design, experience, iterate, and critique role-playing games as well as safety, and analyze community building practices related to transformative analog role-playing games.
Learning Objective 3: Academic, Professional, and Reflective Writing: Compose written texts and other communication materials on game design, safety practices and community building related to transformative analog role-playing games in various formats for distinct audiences.

Please see below for specific Learning Objectives and Success Criteria for each type of assignment:

Discussion Boards Assignments: You are expected to participate in each discussion assignment, including your initial posts and posts to the required number of peers throughout the week in Ask a Question, Answer a Question format.
- - Learning Objective 1: Knowledge of the Field: Discuss topics, themes, and theories related to building and managing communities featuring transformative analog role-playing games with an emphasis on safety and inclusion.
  - Learning Objective 3: Academic, Professional, and Reflective Writing: Compose written texts and other communication materials on game design, safety practices and community building related to transformative analog role-playing games in various formats for distinct audiences.
- Success Criteria: Complete your initial posts answering all questions thoroughly. Reply to at least three (3) posts of your peers throughout the week in Ask a Question, Answer a Question format.

Reflection Journal Assignments: You are also expected to complete Reflection Journals at the end of each Unit. Note that only your instructors and you can see your journals.
- - Learning Objective 1: Knowledge of the Field: Discuss topics, themes, and theories related to building and managing communities featuring transformative analog role-playing games with an emphasis on safety and inclusion.
  - Learning Objective 3: Academic, Professional, and Reflective Writing: Compose written texts and other communication materials on game design, safety practices and community building related to transformative analog role-playing games in various formats for distinct audiences.
- Success Criteria: Complete your journals answering all questions thoroughly.

Major Assignment 1 — Autobiographical Game Design
- - Learning Objective 1: Knowledge of the Field: Discuss topics, themes, and theories related to building and managing communities featuring transformative analog role-playing games with an emphasis on safety and inclusion.
  - Learning Objective 2: Game Design, Safety Design and Playtesting: Design, experience, iterate, and critique role-playing games as well as safety, and analyze community building practices related to transformative analog role-playing games.
  - Learning Objective 3: Academic, Professional, and Reflective Writing: Compose written texts and other communication materials on game design, safety practices and community building related to transformative analog role-playing games in various formats for distinct audiences.
- Success Criteria: Complete your Game Design Document and Playtest Plan in the required format.

Major Assignment 2 — Cultivating Transformational Communities:
- - Learning Objective 1: Knowledge of the Field: Discuss topics, themes, and theories related to building and managing communities featuring transformative analog role-playing games with an emphasis on safety and inclusion.
  - Learning Objective 2: Game Design, Safety Design and Playtesting: Design, experience, iterate, and critique role-playing games as well as safety, and analyze community building practices related to transformative analog role-playing games.
  - Learning Objective 3: Academic, Professional, and Reflective Writing: Compose written texts and other communication materials on game design, safety practices and community building related to transformative analog role-playing games in various formats for distinct audiences.
- Success Criteria: Complete your paper in the required format with each section. Include the minimum number of sources included and cited properly.

Peer Feedback — Cultivating Transformational Communities: You will read the first complete draft of Major Assignment 2 for each of your peers and respond to the required feedback questions to help them improve their work.
- - Learning Objective 1: Knowledge of the Field: Discuss topics, themes, and theories related to building and managing communities featuring transformative analog role-playing games with an emphasis on safety and inclusion.
  - Learning Objective 3: Academic, Professional, and Reflective Writing: Compose written texts and other communication materials on game design, safety practices and community building related to transformative analog role-playing games in various formats for distinct audiences.
- Success Criteria: Complete responses to each required question on the prompt in response to the drafts of each member of your group.