Using gamification, game design, and gaming to enhance learning.

1. GAMIFICATION AND
GAME-BASED LEARNING
Gamification and Game-based Learning by Caitlin Cahill / Orono Public Schools is licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

2. Gamification
“Applying game-design thinking
to non-game applications to
make them more fun and
engaging."
Gamification Wiki

3. Why gamify your classroom?
 Motivation
 Assessment of/for Learning
 Backwards Design
 Fun!

4. Making an Epic Win
a.k.a. why games are so engaging
Jane McGonigal - Gaming can make a better world

5. Game Mechanics
 Achievements
(Points & Badges)
 Blissful Productivity
 Bonuses
 Cascading
Information
 Challenges /
Quests
 Discovery
 Leaderboards
 Levels & Status
 Progress
Indicators

6. Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Movtivates Us
By Daniel H. Pink

7. Gamification = Movtivation
Motivation 2.0
(Rewards & Punishment)
Motivation 3.0 :
(Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose)
Routine tasks
Learning, creating, innovating
 Leaderboards
 Levels
 Points
 Missions/Challenges
 Status
 Badges
 Bonuses
 Blissful Productivity

8. Challenges / Quests
 Difficult, but achievable
 Cascading Information
 Cannot proceed unless task mastered

9. Badges
Mastery of specific skills

10. Points
On-going, repetitive tasks, e.g. logging
in, turning in homework on time

11. Status: Progress Indicator
1. Where am I
2. Where do I need to be
3. How do I get there

12. Status : Leaderboard
1. Who am I closest to in status
2. How do I pass the person above me

13. The Unknown
Exploration & Discovery
Don’t give students the answers,
make them find it themselves.
Bonuses
Use unexpected rewards as
motivation.

14. Gamification of the Classroom
Classroom Game Design- Paul Andersen at TEDxBozeman

15. Gamified Classroom Example
Design Dojo by Kevin McMahon

16. Gamify Your Classroom
 Assign points for tasks and students "level
up" when the reach certain point totals
 Use leaderboards to encourage groups to
work together better
 Give out badges for special
accomplishments
From 3 Easy Ways to Gamify Your Classroom and Gamification Wiki

17. Gamify Your Classroom
 Allow students to repeat tasks until
mastered
 Show visual progress toward goals
 Require constant effort/participation to
maintain level status
From 3 Easy Ways to Gamify Your Classroom and Gamification Wiki

18. Learning by Designing
Game creation as education

19. Why Game Creation?

20. Skills that video game (creation) develop
How Video Games Are Changing Education by IGEmp

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Sploder
Scratch
Tynker
StarLogo TNG
GameSalad
Kodu
Alice
YoYo Games
Gamestar Mechanic

22. Not ready to have kids program
their own games?
• Learn with the students
• Make it an option
• Use familiar, non-game tools
• Interdisciplinary project

23. Gaming in Education
Tell me, I’ll forget
Show me, I’ll remember
Involve me, I’ll Understand

24. Edutainment
“Kids can smell that [stuff] a mile away.“
– Gabe Zichermann
Content presented in a game-like
format with actual games given
as a reward for completing a
level, e.g. Fast Math

25. Consumer Games

26. Example Games
 Civilization
 iCivics.org
 SimCity
 Oregon Trail
 Minecraft
 Wolf Quest
 Spore
 Where in the
 Rollercoaster
Tycoon
 Second Life
 RPGs
World is Carmen
Sandiego

27. Level Up
Have students analyze game play
 Hypothesize
 Causation
 Authenticate
 Connect

28. Finding Games
 Common Sense Media
 Games for Change
 Game Learning Society
 GameUp
 App Review Sites
 Diigo

29. Presentation and resources available at
http://learn.caitlincahill.com
QUESTIONS?