Gamifying Classroom Learning

Gamifying Classroom Learning Zaid Ali Alsagoff

Do You Play at WORK…. Feeling Guilty?300 Million minutes a day! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9655637/Play-Angry-Birds-to-help-you-focus-at-work.html

Waste at least 4 MINUTES every hour! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9655637/Play-Angry-Birds-to-help-you-focus-at-work.html

Did You Know? We spend3 Billionhours a week as a planet playing videogames. Jane McGonigal http://bit.ly/dIdfSK

Can Gaming Make a Better World?What if we could harness this gamer power to SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS? Jane McGonigal http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html

WHAT ABOUTLEARNING?

LET’S EXPLORE!Gamifying Classroom Learning 1 Challenges? 2 Gamification 3 Game Mechanics 4 Examples 5 Moving Forward

CHALLENGES?

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/the-20-biggest-education-facts-you-should-know/

What are the CHALLENGES with teaching/facilitating today’s students to Learn (Y-Z Gen)?

Today’s Students? Always on Facebook! Googling is Thinking!Disengaged! Demotivated! Sleeping in Class! No Time to Study! No Patience!Expects us to Reply in a Nanosecond! STUDENTS

Diagram: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/03/how_to_be_an_ex.html

PRACTICEHOURS? EXPERT

http://blog.zintro.com/2012/08/10/10000-hour-rule-malcolm-gladwells-10000-hours-of-practice-theory-from-outliers-visualized/

Imagine if WE Converted Gaming Hours into… 3 Billion / 10,000 Hours = 300,000 New Experts per Week!

In 1 YEAR? (3 Billion / 10,000 Hours) x 52 =15,6 Million New Experts

GAMIFICATION

Gamification?“The process of using game thinking and game mechanics to solve problems and engage users.” - Gabe Zichermann Source (Slide 11): http://www.slideshare.net/gzicherm/gamification-designing-for-engagement

In Learning Terms, Gamifying Means… Turning the class content and the way students learn into a game with a rewards system, quests, experience levels, and healthy competition. Is NOTHING New! http://www.mrdaley.com/wordpress/2011/07/27/education-levels-up-a-newbs-guide-to-gamifying-your-classroom/

Why Gamify?http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2012/05/gamify-to-amplify-learning-experience.html

GAMEMECHANICS

Bottle Bank Arcade http://youtu.be/zSiHjMU-MUo

The Speed Camera Lottery http://youtu.be/iynzHWwJXaA

Game Mechanics? Constructs of rules and feedback loops intended to produce enjoyable gameplay. Building blocks that can be applied and combined to gamify any non-game context. http://gamification.org/wiki/Game_Mechanics

Building Blocks?Source (Page 5): http://gamingbusinessreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Gamification-in-2012-M2R3.pdf

http://www.slideshare.net/kkapp/spbt-kapp-keynote2012

Examples

MathLand (20 Levels): 1. Lesson 2. Practice 3. Mastery Test (can redo) Gamification?  Points (for completing tests)  Levels  Avatar Board Kate Fanellihttp://edudemic.com/2012/06/gamification-in-the-classroom-how-and-why-one-teacher-did-it/

Uses Existing Games to Amplify Learning! Mr. Pai features scalable, game based curriculumusing Flower Powerof Mangahigh.com, Timez Attack, Tutpup.com,Nintendo DS, BrainAge 2, Raz-Kids, etc. http://youtu.be/OSJ5LwAXxLk Mr. Pai https://sites.google.com/site/teamdrillhead/

Teaching with the World Peace Game! A hands-on political simulation that gives players the opportunity to explore the connectedness of the global community through the lens of the economic, social, and environmental crises and the imminent threat of war. The goal of the game is to extricate each country from dangerous circumstances and achieve global prosperity with the least amount of military intervention. As nation teams, students will gain greater understanding TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_on_the_world_peace_game.html of the critical impact of information and how it is used. John Hunter http://theworldpeacegame.com/

The World Peace Game?LEARN WHAT? How to collaborate and communicate with each other as they work to resolve the Games conflicts. How to compromise while accommodating different perspectives and interests. Discover that they share a deep and abiding interest in taking care of each other. http://youtu.be/lCq8V2EhYs0

Knowledge Map & Badges! Salman Khanhttp://youtu.be/nTFEUsudhfs Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/badges

Uses Moodle & Google Docs! Uses elements of game design to improve his AP Biology class. The entire class revolves around Moodle. Students complete levels to acquire experience points and move up the leader board.His Method: http://youtu.be/XGE6osTXym8 Paul Andersen BozemanScience: http://www.bozemanscience.com/

Acquire Badges for Completing Tasks! Western Oklahoma State College http://wosc.edu/index.php?page=achievements#19

Gamify Learning in the Classroom?1 Challenge2 Group Work3 Group Presentation/ Q&A4 VOTE For The Winner!5 Celebrate! Poll Everywhere: http://www.polleverywhere.com/

1. Challenge GRADING TASK/ACTIVITY GAMIFICATIONExamples: 1. Bla Examples:o C o Level 1o 40% 2. BlaBla o Points (40)o Pass 3. BlabBlaBla o Beginnero Rubric o Badge (1)o Peer-Assess 4. BlabBlaBlaBla o Map (40%)o B 5. BlabBlaBlaBlaBla o Level 2o 80% o Points (80) 6. ClabClaClaClaClao Credit o Noviceo Rubric 7. ClabClaClaCla o Badge (2)o Peer-Assess o Map (80%) 8. ClabClaClao A 9. ClaCla o Level 3o 100% o Points (100)o Destinction 10. Cla o Advancedo Rubric o Badge (3)o Peer-Assess o Map (100%)

2. Group Work  Competition  Group size: 4-7  Communication  Collaboration  Leadership  Strategy  Planning  IT Savvy divided  Only assist if asked!http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-flipped-to-gamified-classroom.html

3. Group Presentation/ Q&APRESENT YOUR GROUP WORK! Q&A + TRAINER’S FEEDBACK http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-flipped-to-gamified-classroom.html

4. VOTE For The Winner!“All Participants vote for the best group work. If they all vote for their own group work, my vote will decide the winner!” http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-flipped-to-gamified-classroom.html

5. Celebrate“It’s NOT reallyabout winning,but using game mechanics to engage and inspire real effort” - Zaid Alsagoff http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-flipped-to-gamified-classroom.html

OER Workshop at USM (27 – 28 June, 2012)Gamifying to engage USM ACADEMICS to develop OER!

Gamified Classroom Learning Works!2nd OER Workshop at USM (27 – 28 August, 2012) http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-flipped-to-gamified-classroom.html

http://edudemic.com/2012/10/colleges-game-based-learning/

https://www.coursera.org/course/gamification

MOVINGFORWARD

FUN IS THE FUTURE! GURU!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O1gNVeaE4g http://vimeo.com/25714530 Gabe Zichermann http://www.gamification.co/

But, Does it KILL Intrinsic Motivation? NO GAME, NO ____! GAME ADDICTION http://www.nativebrain.com/2012/06/do-we-need-to-gamify-learning-or-re-learnify-gaming/

Moving ForwardSHOULD I GAMIFY my course, learning activity orassessment?KEY QUESTIONS1. What is the content that needs to be learned?2. Why does this content need to be learned?3. Who is the audience for this course?4. What is your budget?5. How much time do you have? Adapted from: http://gamification.org/education/

Seven Tips!1. Gamify grading with levels besides alphabets or percentages.2. Award students with badges for completed tasks.3. Integrate educational video games into your curriculum.4. Stir up a little competition.5. Implement a class-wide rewards system to encourage top students to help weaker students.6. Gamify homework to inspire more effort.7. Use social media tools to gamify social interaction and provide continuous feedback. Adapted from: http://blog.tophatmonocle.com/2012/07/4-ways-to-gamify-learning-in-your-classroom/

“Don’t gamify everything, but at least consider gamifying the ‘BORING’ stuff!” – Zaid Alsagoff Image source: http://suuriamuutoksia.blogspot.com/2012/02/you-wanna-be-loser-like-me.html

‘IMU Learning Series’ is about connecting inspiring and exceptional educators around the world to… YOU JOIN THE LEARNING ADVENTURE!http://bit.ly/NReRox

You Are Not Alone, Please Join Us!http://www.facebook.com/groups/t4t2011/

Are YOU a Learning Gladiator? Mission:"To Rid the World of Bad Learning & Teaching!" JOIN US! http://bit.ly/LYOLOD

Have a ZaidLearn!http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/

Zaid Ali Alsagoff E-Learning ManagerE-mail : zaid.alsagoff@gmail.comBlog : http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/zaidlearnIMU : http://imu.edu.myDID : +603-2731 7327Ext. : 3115

http://www.scoop.it	1518
http://www.devenirplusefficace.com	936
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com	253
http://dawsonite.dawsoncollege.qc.ca	27
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.ca	23
http://www.markselliott.com	23
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com.au	14
http://aisinetwork.ning.com	13
https://twitter.com	12
http://informal.collected.info	11
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.in	11
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.de	10
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com.es	10
http://www.linkedin.com	9
http://pinterest.com	7
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.co.uk	7
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.sg	5
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.jp	4
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.fr	4
http://tictac.collected.info	3
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.mx	3
http://www.blogger.com	3
http://archive.feedblitz.com	3
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.co.il	3
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.ie	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.gr	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com.ar	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.be	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.co.at	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.fi	2
http://youtopians.blogspot.com	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.dk	2
http://ranksit.com	2
http://twitter.com	2
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.ru	1
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.ae	1
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.it	1
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.pt	1
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.ch	1
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.no	1
http://www.zaidlearn.blogspot.com	1
http://iescabanasformacion.wordpress.com	1
http://hootsuite.scoop.it	1
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.se	1

Gamifying Classroom Learning

by Zaid Alsagoff on Nov 20, 2012

Accessibility

Categories

Upload Details

Usage Rights

44 Embeds 2,942

Statistics

Gamifying Classroom Learning Presentation Transcript