{"id":5540,"date":"2015-09-14T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=5540"},"modified":"2015-09-13T10:53:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T16:53:00","slug":"gamification-10111-course-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/09\/14\/gamification-10111-course-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamification 101[11]: Course Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

This is Part 11 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course.<\/p>\n

The first class is today, and I think I’m pretty much ready.<\/p>\n

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Here’s what I have:<\/p>\n

My institution uses Blackboard, but I don’t, so all I put there is a welcome announcement and links to the resources I have built.<\/p>\n

My institution also uses Google for Educators<\/a>. That means that our email system is gmail and that we have access to a wide variety of applications available on Google Drive, Docs, and so on.<\/p>\n

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The three spaces that make up the bulk of the course resources are:<\/p>\n

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  1. \"2015<\/a>Google Drive – containing three sub-folders:\n
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    1. The Store: this is a folder where all the quests, lecture notes, examples and so on reside. All students have read-only access to this space.<\/li>\n
    2. The Public Square: this is where\u00a0I put documents that we will share as a class, such as collaborative lists. All students have edit access to this space.<\/li>\n
    3. Item Inventories: this is where students are to put any documents they wish to share with me – such as their quests. Each student has their own\u00a0Item Inventory folder that is shared only with me (created using gClassFolders<\/a>). The student and I both have edit access.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    4. Course Website – this is largely just a way to organize and present the documents, notes, examples, etc. that are also in the Drive. It does include some additional notes and features a calendar on the main page that highlights important university and class dates.<\/li>\n
    5. Discussion Group – even though this is a face-to-face class, I have found it very useful to provide an online discussion list. I encourage students to ask questions – and answer them. They can share interesting things they have come across and some silliness. It is also where some of the quests are to be posted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      It turns out that Google’s wide variety of tools makes it possible to create a well-integrated system. It also doesn’t require a huge learning curve (or any programming) to set up a Google website. I can easily insert folder lists, google documents, pdf documents, and even the discussion list so that they look like they are an integral part of the website.<\/p>\n

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      \"gamification\"If you are interested in following my course\u00a0journal, watch for the “Gamification 101” heading.<\/p>\n

      Also, for more information on gamification, check out my website here.<\/a><\/p>\n