Putting the "G" On the Spot: Gamification in Higher Ed

Presented at Gamification Seminar 2019, UNIMAS. This brief talk shares some key issues in implementing gamification in higher education.

Transcript

1. Putting the “G” on the Spot What drives gamification in higher ed? By Chuah Kee Man www.chuahkeeman.com
2. 1 Word To Rule Them All In 10 seconds, provide 1 word related to gamification that instantly comes into your mind. Repond via www.wooclap.com/CKM
3. The “Sweet G-Obsessions” 01 02 03 Quizzes Kahoot! Quizziz, Quizlet, etc Group Tasks Discussion, Brainstorming, etc Rewards Points, Scores, Candy, Food, etc
4. The A to G of Gamification
5. Achievements A child's greatest achievements are possible in play, achievements that tomorrow will become her basic level of real action. ~ Lev Vygotsky
7. Boosts I don't know anyone who couldn't use a little boost in whatever they are doing ~Travis Bradberry
8. Challenges Don’t sugarcoat non-funstuff. Find an interesting challenge, structure it well, test it, .. And snap the [learning] is a game! ~ Sebastian Deterding
9. Dynamics The Stanford prison experiment came out of class exercises in which I encouraged students to understand the dynamics of prison life. ~Philip Zimbardo
10. Excitements With time, many of the facts I learned were forgotten but I never lost the excitement of discovery. ~Paul Berg
11. Frugal The power of frugal innovation is to create more values with less resources ~ Navi Radjou
12. Games Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things. ~ Hideo Kojima
13. Fun from games arises out of mastery. It arises out of comprehension. It is the act of solving puzzles that makes games fun. With games, learning is the drug. ~Raph Koster The Fundamentals of Gamification
14. Credits: Renee Schulz
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17. Gamification in a university course: course requirements course regulations assignments grades passing course game objectives game rules quests, challenges XP, points, special boosts winning the game
22. So, have you found your “G”? Thank you. www.chuahkeeman.com
23. Thank You