Gamification – Instructional Design Strategy

Dr. Jason Murray

Gaming

Gamification

Serious Games

Multiplayer Classrooms

Gamification

The use of game elements and game

design techniques in non-game context

Fitness

Utility Companies

Points, Badges, & Leader

boards

Strategies

Gamify grading, homework, &

assessments

Award students with badges

Group a series of badges into another

system of rewards (certificates, levels, etc)

Create competition

Teams

Group projects

Unification

Theme

Common goal on top of learning objects

to invoke competition

Techniques

Activities become quests

Web quests

Research becomes scavenger hunts

QR codes

Traditional assignments with a new twist

Mechanics

Challenges

Chance

Competition

Cooperation

Feedback

Resource acquisition

Rewards

Transactions

Turns

Win states

Examples

Points, Badges, & Leader boards

Board games

Scavenger hunts

QR codes

Projects

Quests

Assessments

Jump to #

Learning Menus

Tools

Badges

Onlinebadgemaker.com

Classbadges.com

Class Dojo

Kahoot

Socrative

Zondle

Serious Games

Serious Games -

Simulations

Example - Virtonomics

Other Examples

Virtual tours

Interactive spreadsheets

Game shows

Real time strategy game

Virtual labs

Assignments with spins

Board games

Life

Monopoly

Multiplayer Classroom

Story

Characters

Goals

Obstacles

Feedback

Development - Strategic

Strategic approach

Avatars

Roles

Crafts

Quests

Levels & Points

Lands

Development - Implementation

Crafting

Blog post (15 pts)

Podcast (10 pts)

HW (20 pts)

Quests

Culminating Project (30 pts)

Battles

Quiz (pts based upon performance)

Test (pts based upon performance)

Development - Restrictions

Complete at least

10 crafts

5 quests

2 battles

Conquering a level

Must score ?? on the last major battle

Bonus

Complete each example within a land (topic)

Assessment

Level Points Grade

10 2000 A

9 1700 B

8 1600 C

7 1500 D

6 1400 F

5 1200 -

4 1000 -

3 700 -

2 500 -

1 200 -

0 0 -

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