Level Up: Learning to Moodle with games

Level Up:Learning Moodle through game playTomaz Lasic

Let’s ask a 6 year old ...

Game“Unnecessary obstacles we volunteer to tackle."

“One of the most profoundtransformations we can learn fromgames...is how to turn the sense thatsomeone has ‘failed’ into the sensethat they ‘haven’t succeeded yet’.”Tierney, J (2010)http://nyti.ms/jaHKCv

Main principles of game-based learningthrough four essential questions.Motivation What will be the main motivation for people playing? Choice How (much) will the players be able to choose what/when they do? Mastery What are the stages of achievement and how is failure handled? FeedbackHow/when will the players know how well they are doing?

Where do you start? Action Mapping by @catmoore

1. Identify a measurable goal. All staff learn about Moodle. :( All staff achieve 80 points in MoodleGame. :)

2. Define what will people be able to DO as a result of playing. Navigate in Moodle Use a forum Enrol users Customise blocks ...

3. Design and map activities that will help them practice, including feedback. Find the treasure (navigation) Show and tell (forum) Pick me (enrolment)

4. Locate essential (only!) information to help completing activities. Tutorials Clips Hints Clues ...

5. Check against GBL principles (and adjust design if needed) Motivation ? Choice ? Mastery ? Feedback?

Steps again ... 1. Identify a measurable goal. "All staff achieve 80 points in MoodleGame." 2. Define what will people be able to DO as a result of playing. Navigate in Moodle, use a forum, enrol users, customise blocks ... 3. Design and map activities that will help them practice, including feedback. Find the treasure (navigation), Show and tell (forum), Pick me (enrolment) ... 4. Locate essential (only!) information to help completing activities. Tutorials, videos, hints, clues ... 5. Check against GBL principles (and adjust design if needed) Motivation, Choice, Mastery, Feedback

DO• Plan. Plan.• Design for multiple devices• Test regularly• Use linkable repository for graphics• Name labels logically• Keep it simple (accessibility, longevity ...)• Use linking to avoid scroll of death DONT• As above ... but opposite• Forget the principles of GBL

Breadnbutter Moodle tools ...• Conditional activities o Completion o Time o Score o Grade• Activity completion o Self o Pre-set Example Fancy !• Linking all to Quiz• Use of Gradebook (eg. as reputation engine)

Look at a real example ??Author:Sarah ThorneycroftUNE@sthcrft

@lasic @sthcrftSpecial thanks to Sarah Thorneycroft (@sthcrft), UNE.

Image credit:Snegidhi.com -Twister http://www.snegidhi.com/2010/114-25-09/twister_game_05.jpg

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Level Up: Learning to Moodle with games

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