game on! the power of gamification to personalize online learning
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Today I’m going to share ...1. What gamifying is
2. Gaming elements and how they might work in online courses
3. How to begin gamifying a course
4. Using structure + story to personalize learning
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and invite discussion and
ideas from you!
A Question for you ...
How are you using games or “game” type things in your courses?
and … is there anything else we should talk about today?
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Gamification is ...
Gamification is the concept of applyinggame-design thinking to non-game applicationsto make them more fun and engaging.
(badgeville.com/wiki/Gamification)
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The Spectrum of “Gamifying”
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Badges, Points, Levels- Rewarding learners for certain behaviors
Immersive Experience- Course is designed around a gaming theme- Learners assume character roles and work through a storyline (narrative)
Gamification and “extrinsic motivation”The Soma Test ... performance is negatively correlated with simple “rewards”.
Gamification, done right, supports intrinsic motivation.Meaningful feedback, personalized learning, R.A.M.P.
http://elearningindustry.com/gamification-intrinsic-motivation-lasting-engagement
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RelatednessAutonomyMasteryPurpose
What does Gamification do?
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“ … without engagement, learners are no more than observers.”(Elearning Industry)
http://blog.azoft.com/enterprise-gamification-solutions/ http://www.theknowledgeguru.com/game-based-learning-infographic
Gamification 101
ELEMENTS INFO BY ANDRZEJ MARCZEWSKI (See final slide for link)
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INFO BY ANDRZEJ MARCZEWSKI
(See final slide for link)
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PointsBadgesLevels
What are
Progress
Mechanics?
The Building Blocks
Difficult in Moodle so I use “progress bars”.
How to quickly add a game element into a Moodle course
What are
Progress
Mechanics?
The Building Blocks
You need some images. Try Pixabay or 123rf.com
Moodle: Restricted Access
Learning
Triggered Event
LessonAssignmentsQuizzesViewed Media
Review lessonsEnrichment
Badges+Rewards
The Goal: Supporting curiosity + mastery (etc.)
What are
Progress
Mechanics?
Points Levels Badges
Extrinsic
Intrinsic
Motivation
The Building Blocks
A Question for you ...
How have you used elements of “reward” and “motivation” in your teaching online?
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How can gamifying create a more personalized learning experience?
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Gamification: Structure + Story
How can gamifying create a more personalized learning experience?•
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Structure+ Story
Gamification: Structure + Story
Gamification: Using the Structure of Moodle
Logo
TopicsLabels
Badges
Completion Tracking
RandomGlossary
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Moodle courses can flow in many ways ...
Unit One
Unit Two
Unit Three
Final Exam
Hidden Files
“Old Faithful”Beginners: Choose this one!
“The Three Doors”
“The Daisy Chain”
Great fordifferentiated classrooms
Gamify with different “levels”
Gamification: Using the Structure of Moodle
Unit One
Unit Two
Unit Three
Final Exam
Hidden Files
Personalizing with Gamification: Story
anecdote.com
Idea #1: Storyline
gets woven around
existing course
Unit One
Unit Two
Unit Three
Final Exam
Hidden Files
Personalizing with Gamification: Story
anecdote.com
Idea #2: Storyline gets embedded into
the course
Unit One
Unit Two
Unit Three
Final Exam
Hidden Files
Personalizing with Gamification: Story
anecdote.com
Personalizing with Gamification: Story
anecdote.com
Google Doc
Actual student info from their journals
The Spectrum of “Gamifying”
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Badges, Points, Levels- Rewarding learners for certain behaviors
Immersive Experience- Course is designed around a gaming theme- Learners assume character roles and work through a storyline (narrative)