Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is Part 19 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. We have just passed the midway point in the course and things are mostly going well. We’re in week 7 out of 13. Attendance: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust because we can doesn’t always mean we should. Yes, it is true that more and more people are taking courses online via MOOCs, but do we really know how successful that is? There are a whole host of problems … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesKarl Kapp has outlined 8 ways to make learning more intriguing, but do they really? While I agree with some of them, I see others as decidedly counter-productive. It highlights a fundamental difference in perspective – a fundamental difference in the … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI happened across some posts by noted Gamification advocate Karl Kapp the other day. I’ll talk more about those in upcoming posts. First there is something I’d like to clear up. While I like Dr. Kapp’s books, I also have some … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGame-Based Learning / Gaming / Learning / Social Learning While this isn’t a new article, it’s one worth repeating. The 4 Myths described by Kapp are: Gamification and Games are the same. Gamification alienates older learners. There is no science … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI love lists, so lists of lists have to be even better, right? This one is. Posted on the LinkedIn GLS (Games + Learning + Society) Forum by Anuar Andres Lequerica. Re-posted here with permission. Many serious games databases are just list … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesRemember back when you were a kid? You would just do things. You never thought to yourself, “What are the relative merits of learning baseball versus football?” You just ran around the playground and played baseball and football. You built … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a great resource for anyone interested in using games and gamification in the classroom. Source: The Ultimate Alternate Reality Gamified Transmedia Classroom Toolkit Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading