Gamification in STEM Education: Myths and Realities

Slides used for STEM Webinar Series 2 organised by Gamification Centre UNIMAS and IPG Kampus Batu Lintang.

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1. Myths and Realities Gamification in STEM Education: By Chuah Kee Man www.chuahkeeman.com 2021 Chuah Kee Man
2. Quick Challenge 2021 Chuah Kee Man Which way is the train going?
3. The Unnecessary Distinctions? Gamification Game-Based Learning Gameful Learning Serious Play/Games 2021 Chuah Kee Man
4. (Deterding et al., 2011) Game-Based Learning Gamified.UK 2021 Chuah Kee Man
5. Myth #1 Gamification makes STEM learning “fun” The constant battle of entertainment, engagement and attainment (educational outcomes). Science Ninjas: Valence Credit: Agustina Isidori 2021 Chuah Kee Man
6. The worse enemy of fun is to be told to have fun. Roman Rackwitz CEO of Engaginglab 2021 Chuah Kee Man
7. The Anatomy of Fun Moving away from “mandatory” fun. Nicole Lazzaro, a researcher, game designer at XEODesign recorded players and non-players to assess the emotions they felt during play and she summarized these four. Easy Fun (Novelty) Focusing on “quick win” Curiosity from exploration, role play, and experience something new. Read more: http://www.xeodesign.com/whyweplaygames.html People Fun (Friendship) Amusement from competition, cooperation, and peer pressure. Hard Fun (Challenge) The epic win from achieving a difficult goal. Focuses on strategy and constraints. Serious Fun (Meaning) Excitement from fulfilling a greater meaning in addressing real-world problems 2021 Chuah Kee Man
8. Source: https://fold.it 2021 Chuah Kee Man
9. + Game Mechanics for Escape Room Gamified inquiry-based learning =
10. Myth #2 Gamification for STEM can only work with rewards The craze about giving points or badges for everything and the fallacy of leaderboards. 2021 Chuah Kee Man
11. The problem with extrinsic rewards like points and prizes is that they devalue the content or actual learning objectives. The content ends up being the means to get those rewards. Sebastian Deterding Professor of Digital Creativity, University of York Credit: UNICEFMalaysia 2021 Chuah Kee Man
12. Gamification can’t fix poor content Wrapping game mechanics such as adding points or manufacturing a competition, around bad content doesn’t improve the underlying content. Embrace game design thinking and start from the development of the content. CreativeCulture at UNIMAS promotes the use of game design thinking in developing gamified tools, activities for learning and sustainable change. 2021 Chuah Kee Man
13. Myth #3 Gamification in STEM subjects is for kids The arguments about games being not serious and only for young kids. Science Ninjas: Valence Credit: Agustina Isidori 2021 Chuah Kee Man
14. Gamification enables learning in a forgiving environment, that allows risk- free mistakes. Adults benefit from this. Kirsty Chadwick CEO of The Training Room Online 2021 Chuah Kee Man
15. 2021 Chuah Kee Man Gamification in the Computational Linguistics Course
16. Chuah, K. M., & Fitri Suraya Mohamad. (2021). Gamification in a Blended Learning Environment: The Mojo of ClassDojo. In D. Adams & D. DeWitt (Eds.)., Innovative Practices of Technology-Enhanced Learning (pp. 115-132). Tanjung Malim: Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. 2021 Chuah Kee Man
17. Critical Factors for Gamification to Succeed in STEM Creativity Curiosity Consistency Connection Teacher persona Learning content Inquiry-based pedagogy Risk-free experimentations Learning experience Learner autonomy Real-world problems Social interaction 2021 Chuah Kee Man
18. The intended learning experience should allow the discovery of the new, the unintentional or the incidental, where free-play, exploration and social interaction are important elements of a learning process. Sylvester Arnab Professor of Game Science, Coventry University 2021 Chuah Kee Man Arnab, S. (2020). Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces. (1 ed.) (Digital Games, Simulation and Learning; No. 6). NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
19. back to the train… 2021 Chuah Kee Man
20. Two frames another direction Two frames one direction Played back and forth in a loop. 2021 Chuah Kee Man
21. Thank You! Visit www.creativeculture.my to explore our activities and materials related to gamification. Follow Us on FB CreativeCulture https://fb.com/creativeculturemy 2021 Chuah Kee Man