Die School of Psychology der University of Queensland hat aufgrund des innovativen Mixes aus Drama und interaktivem Lernen eine internationale Auszeichnung für ihren Onlinekurs CRIME101x erhalten. MERLOT (the Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching cooperative) übergab den verantwortlichen Professoren, während der Innovative Conference in New Orleans, den MERLOT Classics Award und lobte dabei die Kreativität und moderne Herangehensweise, die in diesen Kurs geflossen sind.
Ziel des Crime-Kurses ist es, Studierenden etwas über die Psychologie des Strafrechts beizubringen. Auf außergewöhnliche Weise ermöglicht wird dies durch Videos, die fiktive Verbrechen nachspielen und thematisch bestimmte psychologische Konzepte, wie zum Beispiel die Zuverlässigkeit von Erinnerungen, behandeln. Zusammen mit Erläuterungen der Professoren erhalten Studierende dann einen detaillierten Einblick in psychologische Strukturen, die bei der Ausübung von Verbrechen und deren Aufklärung auftreten. Gleichzeitig können sie ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten schulen.
Pressemitteilung der University of Queensland
UQ murder mystery scoops international award
The psychology of crime and justice has fascinated people for centuries - and it continues to do so, with the University of Queensland's CRIME101x online course winning an international award.
Created and taught by Associate Professors Blake McKimmie, Barbara Masser and Mark Horswill from the School of Psychology, CRIME101x uses an innovative mix of drama and interactive learning to identify ways the criminal justice system can be improved.
"Almost 40,000 students from around the world have experienced a fictional crime case first-hand, as a way of learning about the psychology of criminal justice," Dr McKimmie said.
"They learn how to identify some of the myths about the criminal justice system from a psychological perspective, and the empirical evidence that can inform our understanding of justice."
In a first for UQx, UQ's Massive Open Online Course arm, CRIME101x has been selected for a MERLOT Classics award at the Innovate Conference in New Orleans in the USA.
MERLOT (the Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching cooperative) is supported by higher education institutions in many countries.
The MERLOT Psychology Editorial Board described the CRIME101x course as "creative and contemporary".
"It offers a thoroughly modern and engaging way for students to learn about the psychology of criminal justice," the board said.
"A series of eight professionally produced and presented crime drama videos are used, though any episode within the series can stand in its own right and be applied as an instructional supplement in a range of psychology courses.
"Each episode is associated with specific psychology concepts (e.g., memory reliability, bias) and is tied together with supplemental instructional videos in which the faculty members explore the relevant psychological literature as well as implications for application."
UQx Director John Zornig accepted the award on behalf of Associate Professors McKimmie, Masser and Horswill.
"The award is a testament to the course team's ability to produce effective, creative and engaging online learning material that genuinely impacts upon student learning" he said "Instead of merely presenting information or theories, they created a scripted crime drama along with instructional videos and learning activities.
"The award is also an acknowledgement of UQ's decision to use a Creative Commons licence, enabling educators to use Crime101x, and other UQx courses, as resources to enhance teaching worldwide." Mr Zornig said Creative Commons licences meant educators around the world could use Crime101x and other UQx courses as teaching resources.