Project Description

My research toward my graduate thesis led to a visual solution that will benefit classroom stakeholders. Deciduous is an application that lets students visualize how an assignment fits into a sequence with another. Using a tool to gamify course lessons into a visual skill tree will allow teachers to identify broad concepts, clarify connections between steps, and support student agency and choice as they unlock assignments. Continued development of this application could lead to implementing this gamified tool into a class grade book. This tool could potentially replace the traditional grid format of a grade book with a structure resembling a tree diagram. Deciduous aims to serve as a gamification tool that allows students to connect to learning outcomes, build agency in their choices, and rise to their potential. The accompanying thesis, Deciduous: Using Gamified Skill Trees and Mapping to Define Learning Opportunities for Students, can be accessed through Liberty University’s Scholars Crossing.