Gamification 101[14]: 5 Ways to Make Marking Easier…

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is Part 14 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. A key aspect of my gamified course design is that there be fast turn-around of assessment. It is not uncommon in more traditional courses for … Continue reading →

Worth Sharing: A List of Institutions with Graduate Level Games Research Positions

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHome page of the Digital Gaming Research Assocation (DiGRA) Student Representatives Source: Games Research Positions – digrastudents.org 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike … Continue reading →

Worth Sharing: Email Etiquette for Students – YouTube

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteSomething worth watching at the start of term… Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading →

Worth Sharing: Global policy forum to forge future of online learning – University World News

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniversity World News did an excellent interview with HETL Chief Liaison and HETL Vice President, Professor Mandla Makhanya, Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA), one of the largest universities in the world: People from across the world have been … Continue reading →

Murky Waters: Learning and Instructional Design Theories and Models

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesIn a previous post, I outlined the difference between Learning Theory, Instructional Theory, and Instructional Design Model. In that post, I said that some theories/models seem to fit into multiple categories. Let’s look at a few. Please note: Unless otherwise stated, … Continue reading →

Gamification 101[13]: First Week

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is Part 13 in my continuing saga of this year’s gamified course. Term has started. The last day to change classes is tomorrow, so I’ll go through the discussion group, website, all the quest logs, etc. then to make sure … Continue reading →

Gamification 101[12]: Submission & Grading System

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is Part 12 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. Time to talk about the grading and submission system. I’ve already said that the existing course management systems aren’t up to the task of … Continue reading →

Gamification 101[11]: Course Spaces

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is Part 11 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. The first class is today, and I think I’m pretty much ready. Here’s what I have: My institution uses Blackboard, but I don’t, so … Continue reading →