Gamification for Interactive Learning
2h 3mAdvanced2017-05-11
Authors
Karl Kapp
Scholar, Writer, and Expert on Games, Learning, and Technology
Course details
Gamification allows you to present educational content to learners in a way that's engaging, visually compelling, and personalized. In this course, Karl Kapp explores the various types of gamification, and shows how to use gamification and interactive learning to develop effective learning experiences. He explains how to add game elements to instructional design and use reward systems for learner engagement. He also reviews the different types of structural gamification, including competition-based and badge-based. To wrap up, he dives into content gamification, explaining how to leverage characters for learning, create challenges, and provide juicy feedback.
Learning objectives
Games vs. gamification
Making a gamified learning experience successful
Leveraging dashboards and big data
Engaging different interests of learners
Creating effective feedback loops
Writing effective questions
Designing effective leaderboards
Structural types of gamification
Creating a motivating challenge
Learning objectives
Games vs. gamification
Making a gamified learning experience successful
Leveraging dashboards and big data
Engaging different interests of learners
Creating effective feedback loops
Writing effective questions
Designing effective leaderboards
Structural types of gamification
Creating a motivating challenge
Skills covered
Instructional DesignTraining and Education
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Overview of Gamification
- 02 - Gamification overview
- 03 - Why gamification for learning
- 04 - Games vs. gamification
- 05 - When to use gamification for learning
2. Making a Gamified Learning Experience Successful
- 06 - Ensure a mastery orientation
- 07 - Keep the experience balanced
- 08 - Leverage dashboards and big data
- 09 - Strive for interactivity and engagement
- 10 - Engage different interests of learners
- 11 - Create effective feedback loops
- 12 - Understand the progression loop
- 13 - Writing effective questions
3. Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
- 14 - Use points effectively
- 15 - Make badges meaningful
- 16 - Design effective leaderboards
- 17 - What to do with losers
- 18 - How to minimize cheating
4. Different Types of Structural Gamification
- 19 - Overview of structural gamification
- 20 - Game-based
- 21 - Competition-based
- 22 - Progression-based
- 23 - Badge-based
- 24 - Performance-based
5. Elements of Content Gamification
- 25 - Overview of content gamification
- 26 - How to leverage characters for learning
- 27 - Create a motivating challenge
- 28 - Create the right learning context
- 29 - Provide juicy feedback
Conclusion
- 30 - Next steps