Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery student in every class deserves an answer to these 2 questions: Why am I doing this? What is it good for? If you can’t answer those questions clearly and honestly, then you really need to take some time to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course (#21). In a previous post I said I would send out personal emails to all my students, telling them how they are doing and what they need to do to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesIf we really intend to assess people according to described criteria, and if we really want to let go of the simpler time-referenced assessment, then we should be willing to accept evidence created by our students regardless of when, where, or why it was created, right?
Continue readingApproximate 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: 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 minuteThere seems to be continued confusion about the distinctions between games, gamification, and game based learning. This talk by Sebastian Deterding is now several years old, but it’s as relevant now as it was then. This talk focuses on gamification; … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is Part 18 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. Most of my students are well on their way. We have spent a lot of time talking about the way the course is organized … Continue reading