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Instructional Gaming
The document discusses the concept of gamification and its effectiveness in educational settings, highlighting the use of game mechanics to enhance engagement and learning outcomes. It presents statistics on gaming demographics and explores how games can serve as effective instructional tools through storytelling, providing challenges, and offering feedback. Additionally, it underscores the importance of appealing to different player types and incorporating competition and cooperation in learning environments.
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Instructional Gaming
- 1. Instructional Gaming By: Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D. Author, Professor-Instructional Technology Bloomsburg University Twitter: @kkapp
- 2. Agenda 1 2 What is gamification? How did we get to this point? Why are we here? 4 3 How do games impact learning, are they effective tools for transferring knowledge? Are games instructional/educational?
- 3. Text Chat Question Whattopics do you primarily teach?
- 4. Digital divisions. Reportby the Pew /Internet: Pew Internet & American Life. US Department of Commerce
- 5. 13 hours of console games a week Digital divisions. Report by the Pew /Internet: Pew Internet & American Life. US Department of Commerce
- 6. 13 hours of console games a week 87% of 8- to 17- year olds play video games Digital divisions. Report by the Pew /Internet: Pew Internet & American Life. US Department of Commerce at home.
- 7. 10,000 of Game play 13 hours of console games a week 87% of 8- to 17- year olds play video games Digital divisions. Report by the Pew /Internet: Pew Internet & American Life. US Department of Commerce at home.
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- 9. Lazy Rotting Brain
- 10. Lazy Anti- Social Rotting Brain
- 11. Lazy Wasting Time Anti- Social Rotting Brain
- 12. Problem Solvers GotGame: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004)
- 13. Problem Solvers Confident Got Game: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004)
- 14. Problem Solvers Confident Social Got Game: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004)
- 15. Problem Solvers Confident Social Resilient Got Game: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004)
- 16. Problem Solvers Confident Social Multi- Resilient tasking Got Game: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004)
- 17. Problem Solvers Confident Social Multi- Resilient tasking Got Game: John Beck and Mitchell Wade (2004)
- 19. Almost 43% ofthe gamers are female and 26% of those females are over 18.
- 20. Almost 43% ofthe gamers are female and 26% of those females are over 18. Females play 5 hours a week of console games. They make up the majority of PC gamers at 63%.
- 21. Percentages of Impact Type of % Higher Knowledge/ Retention Declarative 11% Procedural 14% Retention 9% Sitzmann, T. (2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. Personnel Psychology .Review of 65 studies
- 22. Percentages of Impact Type of % Higher Knowledge/ Retention Declarative 11% It wasn’t the game, it was level Procedural of activity in the game. The 14% instructional methods. Retention 9% Sitzmann, T. (2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. Personnel Psychology .Review of 65 studies
- 23. Poll Question Which buildsmore confidence for on the job application of learned knowledge? Class room instruction. Simulation Game.
- 24. Simulation Game. Sitzmann, T. (2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. Personnel Psychology .
- 25. 20% higher. Sitzmann, T.(2011) A meta-analytic examination of the instructional effectiveness of computer-based simulation games. Personnel Psychology .
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- 28. Using game-based mechanics, aestheticsand game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning, and solve problems.
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- 30. Games 1. Provide aChallenge 2. Tell a Story 3. Be a Strategy Guide 4. Appeal to All Player Types 5. Provide Feedback 6. Award Experience Points 7. Add Cooperation and Competition
- 31. #1 Provide aChallenge
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- 36. Can this groupsolve the challenge? Do they know what tools to use?
- 37. Proposal Challenge • Examinea problem – Evidence – Research – Observation • Proposal a solution – Written – Presentation
- 38. Solution #2: Tella Story Bourne Conspiracy Video Game
- 40. Defense Intelligent AgencyTraining
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- 43. Yep, People tendto remember Researchers have found that the facts more accurately if they human brain has a natural affinity encounter them in a story rather for narrative construction. than in a list. And they rate legal arguments as more convincing when built into narrative tales rather than on legal precedent.
- 44. Missile Command. Simple storyline:Missiles are falling and you must save your cities. Players can then imagine a nuclear war, aliens launching missiles, a moon base under attack, whatever they like in the context of the simple storyline.
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- 47. Stories provide, context, meaning and purpose
- 48. Stories Need 1.Characters 2. Plot(something has to happen). 3. Tension 4. Resolution 5. Conclusion
- 49. Have learner’s create stories. www.thinkingworlds.com
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- 52. Solution #3: Bea Strategy Guide
- 53. Hints, Tips and Guidance 3Levels -Vague Hint -Specific Hint -Answer
- 54. Solution #4: Appealto All Player Types
- 56. Solution #5: ProvideFeedback
- 57. Immediate/Realistic Feedback
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- 61. Solution #6: AwardExperience Points
- 63. Leaderboards provide opportunitiesfor players to receive feedback about their performance as compared to others.. Solution #7: Add Competition and Cooperation
- 64. Use Small GroupExercises Pasha, P. (2005). Corporations woo baby boomers CNNMoney,
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- 66. Provide time for unstructured chats.
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- 68. Summary 1 2 What is gamification? How did we get to this point? Why are we here? 4 3 How do games impact learning, are they effective tools for transferring knowledge? Are games instructional/educational?
- 69. Tell 3 people3 different things you learned from this presentation!
- 70. Google “Kapp Notes” www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes 2012 New Book: “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” July 2011 T&D Article Matching the Right Instruction to the Right Content September 2011 Training Quarterly Article Improving Training: Thinking Like a Game Developer
- 71. Questions/More Information • http://www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes/ – Recommended books Look for “The – Samples and Examples Gamification of – Slides Learning and • Learning in 3D Instruction” this Spring – www.learningin3d.info • Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning – www.gadgetsgamesandgizmos.com • Email: kkapp@bloomu.edu