GAMIFICATION IN EDUCATION

GAME TIME!

WELCOMEo Facilitator name

• Position at university• Contact info

LEARNING OUTCOMESBy the end of this module, you should be able to:o Explain what “gamification” meanso Describe several gaming principles used in

education

AGENDA1. Game time!2. What is gamification?3. Gaming principles in learning

Note: Part of this module is based on the TEDx talk “Neuroscience Pathways From Lab To Classroom” by Dr. Judy Willis.

WHAT IS GAMIFICATION?

WHAT IS GAMIFICATION?

WHEN PLAYING GAMES...

…A PLAYER USUALLYo Gets and uses ongoing, immediate feedback to

improve performanceo Learns from their mistakeso Feels pleasure when achieving a challenge and

progressing to the next levelo Keeps playing even when the failure rate is 80%o Is motivated by the reward of a more difficult

challenge

THE SUCCESS FACTOR

WHY DO WE KEEP PLAYING?

DOPAMINEo Pleasureo Decreased stresso Curiosityo Attentiono Motivation

DOPAMINE BOOSTERS

o Movemento Humouro Choiceo Optimistic thoughtso Intrinsic satisfaction of making a correct

prediction

ACTIVITY: MAKING PREDICTIONS

QUESTION 1: PREDICTo Is it more probable that one would get killed by

a shark or die from an asteroid or comet?

Write SHARK or COMET and hold up your answer

QUESTION 2: ESTIMATEo ESTIMATE the odds of getting killed by a shark

and dying from an asteroid or comet

Write:o Shark 1 in …o Comet 1 in …Hold up your answer.

ONLINE ASSESSMENT

SOLVING PROBLEMS …o Boosts self-confidence and satisfactiono Improves perseverance and time on task

HERE IT IS!o Odds of getting killed by a shark:

1 in 3.7 million

o Odds of dying from an asteroid or comet: between

1 in 3,000 and 1 in 250,000

Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131219-lottery-odds-winning-mega-million-lotto/

GAMING PRINCIPLES IN LEARNING

GAMING PRINCIPLES IN LEARNINGo Provide specific, achievable challengeso Incorporate frequent assessment and feedbacko Award points for successo Promote awareness of incremental progresso Allow for mistakes without penaltyo Individualize learning

GAMING PRINCIPLES IN LEARNING

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of

FUN!You find the fun, and snap!

The job’s a

GAME!”Mary Poppins A Spoonful of Sugar (1964)

GAMING PRINCIPLES: ONLINE TEACHINGo Let students choose their learning paths

and work at their own paceo Create practice problems with immediate,

adaptive feedback and tailored suggestions

o Provide opportunities for students to practice in a low-stress environment to improve learning

GAMING PRINCIPLES IN LEARNING

Video

o Applying gaming principles to educational contexts

GROUP DISCUSSIONo Do you find that you already use some of the

gaming principles in your course design?

o If not, would you consider using some of these principles in order to enhance engagement and motivation of your students? Why or why not?

SUMMARYo Gamification involves using the same kinds of

thinking and processes that drive games, but in a non-gaming context

o The reward for game playing is intrinsic o Applying gaming principles to

courses may increase student engagement and motivation

THANK YOU

o Questions?o Comments? o Help?

Contact information – facilitator’s and departmental

REFERENCES1. Coppens, A., Hughes, A., Andrews, A. Meredith, A.L., Austin, B.,

Bowen, J., … Kunkel, V. (n.d.) How gamification reshapes learning: free ebook. Retrieved from

http://elearningindustry.com/how- gamification-reshapes-learning.

2. TedX Talks. (2011, March 9). Let’s use video to reinvent education. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.

3. TedX Talks. (2012, April 28). Neuroscience Pathways From Lab To Classroom: TEDx talk by Dr. Judy Willis. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRyPbcLKis.