Differentiate your course with Game-based LearningSarah Nicholl, M.Ed.Senior Solutions Engineer, D2L

Agenda

• Objective, Introductions and Expectations

• Games in Education

• Demonstration: Game-based Learning from D2L• Activities• Map• Publish

• Think, Pair, Share:• Integrating game-based learning into real-life scenarios

• Wrap up

“Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.”

Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

• By the end of today’s interactive 1 hour session, through demonstration and interactive discussion, you will understand the use of Game-Based Learning from D2L and its applicability.

Session Objective

• Turn to the person next to you and share:• Your name• Your role• What you’d like to get out of today’s

session

Introductions and Expectations

Games in Learning

Integrating fun, social interaction, growth mindset and levelling into learning online

1. Meaning

2. Mastery

3. Autonomy

Why Game Learning?

Gamification of Education-Why games?

As a planet, we spend 3 billion hours a week playing video or computer games.

In the US only, there are 183 million active gamers.

Active video or computer gamers play an average of 13 hours a week.

97% of young people play computer or video games.97%

Average game player is 35 years, with 1 out of 4 gamers being over the age of 50.

35 40%

40% of gamers are women.

On average, gamers fail 80% of the time and yet they still find the gaming experience enjoyable.

80%

- Stats pulled from Jane McGonigal’s book: Reality if Broken

Games in Education

• Concept of games is not new!

• Games are part of day to day life;

• Students today come to class with 2-3 devices– Let’s tap into that!

“Game players regularly exhibit persistence, risk-taking, attention to detail, and problem solving, all behaviours that ideally would be regularly demonstrated in school”

- The Education Arcade at MIT

Quickly create game content without programming skills…

- Easy to build- 5 Activity Types- Map to integrate activities into course

- Easy to publish- Publishes to LE and map activities show in gradebook

Game-based Learning from D2L

Sample map…

Sample map…

Let’s have a look…

Think, Pair, Share

Think of a course where you could integrate game-based learning online. • What type of map would

you use? • What type of activities

would work?

Pair up and discuss

Game-based Learning

Game-based LearningLearning and Creative Services at D2L can help you with custom design and development of game-based learning

Speak to your D2L representative

Looking for more?

Wrap up