Workshop:

Game-based learning and

gamification

Suzanne Pathkiller

Educational technologist

Fun fact from 2010, people surveyed: age 15-60

The primary elements of games

What makes games fun

The difference between game-based

learning and gamification

Examples of games used for

learning/research

Gamification introduced in a course –

what happened?

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Portal physics

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The elements of a game

What makes a games fun?

Race / escape

Find / collect

Discover / explore

Strategy

Creating or building

Pattern recognition

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Game-based learning

Using games to

enhance the

learning experience

Game-based learning

Game-based learning

Examples of game-based learning

Games learning society

Games for research

Nanocrafter

Foldit

Gamification

Adding game-based

elements to a nongame

situation.

Quests

Badges

Experience points

Levels

1. Take out your mobile device

2. Open the web browser

3. Kahoot.it

Gamification in a course

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The experiment

Introduced game layers on top of classroom

content

Monitored students as they engaged with the

systems

Led students through reflections about the

value of each system

A six-week period

Table 1: Cumulative class participation scores of students

A new start

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Three factors to success

Autonomy

Story / Narrative

Relatedness to a topic area

Active learning

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Links to learn more:

1. Gamification of learning with Karl Kapp via Lynda.com – web-based

course

2. Gamification of library instruction – publication

3. Add 10 years to your life with games – Ted talk

4. Nicholson, S. (2013, June).

Exploring Gamification Techniques for Classroom Management. Paper

presented at Games+Learning+Society 9.0, Madison, WI.

Available online at http://scottnicholson.com/pubs/gamificationtechniquesclas

sroom.pdf

5. Active learning in higher-ed:

https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/how-to-remain-

relevant-in-higher-ed-with-active-learning/