Role playing in virtual environment for moral judgment and empathy development
Role playing in virtual environment for moral judgment and empathy development
About You
About You
First Name
Adriana Inés
Last Name
Avila
Twitter URL
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About Your Organization
Organization Name
Organization Website
Organization Country
Colombia, SAN, Bucaramanga
Country where this project is creating social impact
Colombia, SAN, Bucaramanga
Is your organization a
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Your role in Education
Teacher, Other.
The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with
Other
How long has your organization been operating?
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Innovation
Select the stage that best applies to your solution
Growth (your pilot is up and running, and starting to expand)
How long has your solution been in operation?
Operating for less than a year
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Why moral judgment? Since it refers to a condition that is unique to every person and is constituted by believes, interests, knowledge which imply a position, an opinion or decision; the development of moral judgment is directly related to empathy as a capacity to recognize the diversity of opinions of others and relate them to the own opinions. The Role playing strategy is applied since it is an exercise that focuses on adopting different postures to take into consideration the manner others experience different situations, normally simulated as conflicts or dilemmas.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
A scenario different to a classroom was designed, a virtual environment where students have the opportunity to analyze different problematic situations and adopt different roles in accordance with their interests, free from any social pressure. The role playing strategy is recreated in the environment through different situations which imply conflicts that are close to their daily reality such as school, family and friends, so that students feel identified and a genuine reflection exercise is carried out which manages to impact on the student’s moral judgment development and thus on their empathy level.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
The proposal has been already materialized and it is within Moodle.
It can be accessed in http://www.ytuqueharias.info/
User: estudiante15
Password 123
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
I do not know any other virtual scenario like this one which is shared without profit, to the extent that other initiatives in this regard are developed it will be great to get to know them and strengthen the project; I would develop partnerships in order to spread the proposal and reach more people.
Now that you have thought out your entry, help us pitch it.
Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Role playing in a virtual environment for moral judgment and empathy development as a factor that influences coping with dilemmas.
Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
The role playing activity in a virtual environment enables participants to be free from pressures when reflecting & expressing opinions
Social Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
The interaction in a computing environment that enables students to adopt one, two or three roles, impacts directly in their moral judgment; those who interact with two roles, achieve an increased evolution in the moral judgment scale characterized by a higher empathy level which enables participants to perform an analysis and reflection exercise taking into consideration other’s posture and their own posture and in this manner they understand how their actions, judgments and opinions directly impact on the actions, judgments and opinions of other persons.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Expand the interaction of the environment in such a way that it also allows the interactivity of the participant with virtual resources, the interaction of participants with each other through different social tools.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Spread the Project on the national basis, enrich the project with more situations, and integrate social networks.
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone
Task 1
Collect and design more situations to enlarge the Lumber of role play games in the virtual environment.
Task 2
Select the communications services or channels which best integrate to the model.
Task 3
Share the project in resources banks at regional and national level.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Be acknowledged as a transversal project in educational institutions.
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone
Task 1
Share the project in resources banks at regional and national level.
Task 2
Disseminate the project in some broadcasting channels
Task 3
Submit the project to education secretaries.
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
This is one of those ideas which come up when you are studying to become a teacher and realize how difficult is to handle conflict situations in the classroom and you think what is the best thing to do. The idea grew when I was doing my master studies and become materialized in a project I am passionate about. I love thinking how we can positively impact on the handling of situations when we value the other person, when we recognize other through an interesting strategy such as a game and even more interesting if it is combined with technology.
Sustainability
Tell us about your partnerships
What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]
Highly committed teachers. Openness to integrate technology.
Design and communication professionals in order to strengthen the graphic characteristics and style of the environment and the interaction channels.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
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