Games, Gamification, and the Quest for Learner Engagement
Game-based learning can turn disconnected, bored learners into engaged participants.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View ArticleGagné’s Nine Events of Instruction applied to Game Based Learning
Following on from a recent post The Pedagogies in Game Based Learning, this article will look at how Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction can be applied to game based learning.See it on Scoop.it, via...
View ArticleLearning Analytics in serious games
Talk at VS-GAMES 2012 about learning analytics in educational games. Ángel Serrano-Laguna, Javier Torrente, Pablo Moreno-Ger and Baltasar Fernández-Manjón.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning...
View Article18 Graduate Programs Embracing Game-Based Learning - Getting Smart by Guest...
Thanks to an ever richer assortment of educational games, students at nearly all levels of schooling are getting the chance to learn while having fun, experimenting, and practicing essential skills...
View ArticleGamification 101: Why A Badge Is Better Than An A
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View ArticleA model for games and literacy
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View ArticleSuper Funner
We're making school more fun and engaging through the use of gamification. This is a crowdfunding campaign to help us raise funds to complete the project. Check out the rewards below and...
View Article24 Game-Based Sites That Make Studying More Fun - Online Universities.com
Here are just a few of the great sites that are embracing game-based learning, helping make studying more fun.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View Article8 Great Posts on Game Based Learning and Gamification
Remember 2011? I know... it seems like a long time ago. This time last fall, we were just wrapping up an 8 part blog series on gamification and game based learning.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based...
View Article8 Research Findings Supporting the Benefits of Gamification in Education
There are myriad ways in which gamification can play a positive role in the educational setting.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View ArticleA taxonomy of motivation and game design
Although I know many passionate and skillful teachers, I have to say that much of what I learned as a child, I learned in spite of school, not because of it, so this quote resonated a bit with me:...
View ArticleGame-Based Learning | OER Commons Enhanced Learning With Game Play
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View ArticleBeyond Gamification: Architecting Engagement Through Game Design Th...
Gamification is the process of applying game design elements to non-game contexts in order to drive user engagement, influence behavior and improve the user expSee it on Scoop.it, via Games based...
View ArticleHow to make game-based learning work for you - Ben Betts, Research Engineer,...
Games for learning have been shown to be effective in academic studies stretching back over the last 30 years.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View ArticleWhat’s the Difference Between Games and Gamification?
Perhaps the best way to think about games in education is not to automatically call everything that looks like fun a “learning game.” Lumping all digital...See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning...
View ArticleWhere Does Gamification Fit in Higher Education? [#Infographic]
Are points and badges a waste of time, or the key to unlocking hidden motivation in college students?See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View ArticleOpen Badges 1.0 Launch
You may have heard but we launched Open Badges 1.0 on Thursday at the DML Conference. Here are some places to read more: • OpenBadges blog • Mozilla blog • Engadget • Techcrunch My version Here’s...
View ArticleWhy a Badge Is Better Than an A+
We are not totally gamifying our classrooms or currently using Edmodo, so this year I was not really considering the possibility of awarding my students digital badges.See it on Scoop.it, via Games...
View ArticleTwo Types of #Gamification | Kapp Notes
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View ArticleCan Gamification Save Our Broken Education System? - Forbes
Putting the future of education in the hands of entrepreneurs.See it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View ArticleMaking an OpenBadge in Moodle Part 1
With the help of Totara's free Moodle installation and the wonderful Karl Goddard, I set about making an openbadge in Moodle that could be earned by a student, issued by Moodle and displayed and saved...
View Article6 Basic Benefits Of Game-Based Learning
There seems to be a perception that online gaming has a detrimental impact on children’s development. Nothing could be further from the truth, and there are countless–and complex–reasons for this, but...
View ArticleGame theory in practice
FOR a man who claims to lack expertise in the field, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, an academic at New York University, has made some impressively accurate political forecasts.See it on Scoop.it, via Games...
View ArticleOpen Badges
A presentation about the history, current state, and future of Mozilla's Open Badges Infrastructure given at SETT (Scandinavian Educational Technology Transformation) 2013. An excellent Slideshare...
View ArticleBadge system design: investigating assumptions
Last week during the Open Badges community call, we introduced a new repeating discussion area: badge system design. (We're considering expanding badge system design into a standing call of its...
View Article100 Great Game Based Learning and Gamification Resources | knowledge guru
By Steve Boller "Lots people want to get started with game based learning, gamification and serious games in their training. We’ve been curating game related content for over a year and a half while...
View ArticleGaming the System: How Gamification Offers a Better Learning Experience
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View Article13.1. Open Badges — Mahara 1.7 user manual
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View ArticleGamification - What is it and What it is in Moodle
This presentation focuses on a number of areas. It first deals with an ovSee it on Scoop.it, via Games based learning in Education
View ArticleGames Based Learning Theory and Practice by Paul Ladley
Much has been discussed about computer games and their impact on young people. A lot of the media has focused how games are turning our young people into violent hooligans. But more recently,...
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