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Me:Learning is the initiative of Eelco Braad.

Eelco Braad is a researcher-in-practice: his research is always embedded within the real world of education, design, or development. His expertise in technology and games are combined with extensive experience in higher education.

As a teacher, coach, and graduation supervisor but also as a coordinator, instructional developer, and project lead, he has been involved in both the design and execution of bachelor and master programs from various different perspectives. At the moment, he is focused on bringing together this knowledge into his PhD-thesis about how digital games can be designed to improve metacognitive knowledge and skills in learners.

All content and all photos on this website are created by me and are solely my responsibility.

Contact

Please be in touch. I would love to hear from you. You can contact me in various ways:

You can also connect and find most of my work here:

Metacognition and game-based learning

Currently, my research effort is focused on how metacognition can be encouraged through game-based learning. Here are some of my publications.

  • Braad, E., Degens, N., Barendregt, W., & IJsselsteijn, W.A. (2022). Improving metacognition through self-explication in a digital self-regulated learning tool. Educational Technology Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-022-10156-2
  • Braad, E., Degens, N., Barendregt, W. & IJsselsteijn, W. (2021). Development of a Design Framework for Metacognition in Game-Based Learning. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 32(4) 295-323.
  • Braad, E., Degens, N., & IJsselsteijn, W. A. (2020). Designing for metacognition in game-based learning: A qualitative review. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 6(1), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000217
  • Braad, E., Degens, N., & IJsselsteijn, W.A. (2019). Towards a Framework for Metacognition in Game-Based Learning. Proceedings of the 13th European Games-Based Learning Conference. Odense, Denmark.
  • Braad, E., Degens, N., & IJsselsteijn, W.A. (2019). MeCo: A Game to Enhance Metacognition. Proceedings of the 13th European Games-Based Learning Conference. Odense, Denmark.
  • Braad, E. (2018). Learn-to-Learn: Game-Based Learning for Metacognition. Doctoral Consortium of the Foundations of Games Conference, 2018.

Designing games for learning

I wrote about how games can be created and how to design games to enhance learning.

  • Braad, E., Sandovar, A., Zavcer, G. (2016). Processes & Models for Serious Game Design & Development. In: Dörner et al. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Entertainment Computing & Serious Games. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer.
  • Slussareff, M., Braad, E., Wilkinson, P., Straat, B. (2016). Games for Learning. In: Dörner et al. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Entertainment Computing & Serious Games. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer.
  • Bril, I., Degens, N., Braad, E. (2016). New Directions in Cognitive Educational Game Design. Proceedings of Immersive Learning Research Network Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
  • Degens, N., Bril, I., Braad, E. (2015). A Three-Dimensional Model for Educational Game Analysis & Design. Design Patterns Workshop, Foundations of Digital Games Conference 2015, Monterey Bay, CA, USA.

Exploring serious games

Over the past few years, we tried out many different things, often through exploratory projects with some of our game design students. Here are a few papers discussing such ideas.

  • Hartendorp, M.O., Van Slooten, J., Braad, E., Steyvers, F.J.J.M., & Pinkster, C. (2017). The Serious Game HearHere for Elderly with Age-Related Vision Loss - Effectively Training the Skill to Use Auditory Information for Navigation. Vison 2017 Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands.
  • Braad, E.P. & Degens, D.M. (2016). Workshop: The Helpless and The Masters. A Subversive Game for Personal Growth. Playful Learning Conference 2016, Glasgow, UK.
  • Braad, E., Degens, N. (2015). Keep on Moving: Designing a Physiotherapeutic Exergame for Different Devices and Exercises. Proceedings of the 2015 DiGRA Conference, Lünenburg, Germany.
  • Braad, E., & Degens, N. (2015). Reflection in Educational Games. Poster presented at the 3rd Understanding Small Enterprises (USE) Conference 2015, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Van den Hoogen, W.M., Braad, E., IJsselsteijn, W.A. (2014). Pressure at Play: Measuring Player Approach and Avoidance through the Keyboard. Proceedings of the 2014 DiGRA Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Braad, E.P., Folkerts, J., Jonker, N. (2013). Attributing Design Decisions in the Evaluation of Game-Based Health Interventions. 3rd European Conference on Gaming and Playful Interaction in Health Care.

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Keywords

metacognition self-regulated learning instructional support