Making Progress In Learning With Gamification
Making Progress In Learning With Gamification
Making Progress In Learning With Gamification
By Matthew Lynch
September 16, 2020
Summary
There are endless ways to implement gamification in the classroom, like with leaderboards, point systems, friendly competitions, badges, stickers, and other accolades.
Why We Need Gamification In Education
Many lecturers teaching about the trends of innovation in the classroom will note the similarities between today’s classrooms and those that existed centuries ago.
Gamifying the Classroom
Awarding students with badges – Many European and European-centric schools around the world have a badge system that rewards students for their motivation and work in and out of the classroom. Introducing a tournament aspect can add some competition to the classroom, which most students will enjoy. Try to make sure that the competitive environment is a non-toxic one, as you don’t want students to become disheartened when they don’t make it to the leaderboard.
Gamifying the Online Classroom
If you’re using a virtual classroom for online teaching, like Pedagogue, then there are a few things you can do to gamify things a bit. It doesn’t help to have the teacher talk to their students non-stop for the session’s duration. Try to ask questions frequently to keep the students engaged.
Reference
Lynch, M. (2020, September 16). Making Progress In Learning With Gamification. Retrieved September 17, 2020, from https://www.thetechedvocate.org/making-progress-in-learning-with-gamification/