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Tag Archives: gamifying
Teaching Memo: Support from Our Institutions / Districts
Support from those whose job it is to support our work is perhaps the single make-or-break factor that has the biggest impact on a teacher’s effectiveness. That’s not really a thought I’m willing to defend – it just seems to … Continue reading →
Teaching Memo: Gamification, Making Items
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 →
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Presentation Plan: Utah Council for the Social Studies – Nov. 2, 2019
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 →
Games and Game Elements & Mechanics in the Classroom: A Simple Taxonomy
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 →
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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
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Student Feedback at Two Weeks Gamifying (What They Fear)
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 →