Tag Archives: gamify

Teaching Memo: Gamification, Making Items

Posted on 2019/11/13 by Steve Capone

A quick post here about making items for your game. When a game creator builds a game, it’s often by picking a theme and then by choosing some mechanics to fill out the game and make it playable. (See my … Continue reading →

Posted in Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos | Tagged classroom game, classroom management, engagement, game creation, game development, game engineering, game items, gameful learning, gameful thinking, games, gamification, gamify, gamifying, gamifying school, items, mtg, mtgcardsmith, student bonuses, student choice, student engagement, Teaching | Leave a comment

Gamification as a Boat-Building Exercise

Posted on 2019/09/15 by Steve Capone

Unlike many teachers, I do not teach the same content every year. Sometimes, I wish I were planning a unit I’ve taught many times before – and I’ve lived that experience in the past – but most of the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Rough Ideas and Arguments, Teaching Memos | Tagged advice to new gamifiers, classroom game, classroom management, education, engagement, game, game my class, game-based learning, games, games in the classroom, games to learn, gamification, gamify, learning, presentations, student-centered classroom, twitter | Leave a comment

Presentation Plan: Utah Council for the Social Studies – Nov. 2, 2019

Posted on 2019/08/30 by Steve Capone

If you’re teacher in Utah, or if you just so happen to be visiting Utah in early November, I would love to meet with you and talk gamification. I’m gamifying my course again this year, and the game is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Submissions, Education, Games and Gamification | Tagged AMLE, AMLE19, conference, Conference Presentations, conferences, game, games, gamification, gamify, gamifying, NCSS, Teaching, teaching strategies, UCSS, Utah Council for the Social Studies, Utah Teachers | 1 Comment

Games and Game Elements & Mechanics in the Classroom: A Simple Taxonomy

Posted on 2019/04/03 by Steve Capone

When I began teaching in the Spring of 2008, I was teaching adults in a college setting, and I acted under the assumption that students were just like me – they’d like what I liked, learn how I learned, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos | Tagged classroom, game-based learning, gameful learning, games, gamification, gamify, gamifying, gaming, GBL, learning, motivation, pedagogical strategies, pedagogy, student agency, student choice, student-centered learning, Teaching, teaching strategies | 3 Comments

Student Feedback at Two Weeks Gamifying (What They Fear)

Posted on 2019/01/17 by Steve Capone

I have a tendency toward writing a lot of words, so I’ve decided that in hopes of also appealing to people who want to cut straight to the chase, any classroom-ready bits of practical advice will always be in bold … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Rough Ideas and Arguments, Teaching Memos | Tagged choose your own learning adventure, education, fears in learning, gamification, gamify, gamifying, learning, learning by choice, student agency, student choice, what a teacher does | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: gamify

Teaching Memo: Gamification, Making Items

Gamification as a Boat-Building Exercise

Games and Game Elements & Mechanics in the Classroom: A Simple Taxonomy

Student Feedback at Two Weeks Gamifying (What They Fear)

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