A 1-hour talk about some hints and reviews for the usage of Gamification in learning (language) for the participants of a competition held for designing a language-learning application for managers.

1. Gamification & Learning
Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi
@ARSHourabi

2. i Change Behavior
hopefully for the better!
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4. Interactive Learning
Event (ILE)
Simulation
Game
Fantasy, RPG, …
Gamification
Structural
Content
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5. A Quick Review
What’s the common definition of Gamification?
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6. The Common Definition
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7. A Quick Review
What’s the main loop we’re working on?
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8. Action
Cue Reward
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9. Different concepts
PartWhole
Game
Play
Gameful
Design
Games
Playful
Design
Toys
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Real World Games
Gamification
Serious games
Game-based learning
Work processes
Experience
Simulations
Structural
Content
Spectrum

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13. Types of Structural
Progression-based
Badge-based
Casual
Competition
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14. Wrong & Right
reasons to use Gamification
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15. Wrong Reasons
It’s cool!
Everyone is doing it.
The learning will be effortless.
Everyone loves games.
It’s easy to design them.
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16. Right Reasons
Overcoming disengagement.
Positively changing behavior.
Providing opportunities for deep thoughts.
Creating interactivity.
Authentic practice.
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Autonomous behavioral regulation
IdentificationExternal
Controlled
Introjection Integration
Intrinsic motivation
Low High
Self-Determination

18. Foundational & Practical
Questions
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19. Foundational Questions
What is the real problem?
What are the learners not doing?
What is the desired outcome?
What is needed to achieve success?
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20. Practical Questions
Who are the learners?
What are the logistics?
What are the technical issues?
What should the measurement criteria be?
What is the rationale behind scoring?
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21. How to be successful 1
Co-design instructional
elements along with
gameplay elements.
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22. How to be successful 2
Increase the level of
activity of the players as
they participate in the
activity.
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23. How to be successful 3
Create a compelling
story.
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24. Remembering Self
Remembering Self
Experiencing Self
Cognitive psychology
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25. How to be successful 4
Test and retest.
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26. Karl M. Kapp
The Gamification of
Learning and Instruction
FieldBook
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27. Karl M. Kapp
The Gamification of
Learning and Instruction
Game-based methods
and strategies for
training and education
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28. Raph Koster
A Theory of Fun for
Game Design
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29. Play
Learn Design
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30. Thank You!
Alireza Ranjbar SHourabi
@ARSHourabi