Level-Up Teaching: Incorporating Digital Game-Based Learning in the Classroom
Level-Up Teaching: Incorporating Digital Game-Based Learning in the Classroom
Level-Up Teaching: Incorporating Digital Game-Based Learning in the Classroom
Maddie Huegele
February 26, 2024
Summary
As educators, we are always seeking fresh ways to excite, engage, and motivate our students, and one approach that is showing great potential is digital game-based learning.
Nowadays, teachers are using games more and more to foster student engagement and enhance learning outcomes.
Developing Essential Skills Digital game-based learning also nurtures a variety of critical skills that are crucial for success in today's society.
Practical Guidelines for Application Implementing digital game-based learning in the classroom requires strategic planning and deliberate integration with existing curriculum objectives.
Match Games with Learning Goals: Choose games that correspond to your curriculum objectives and target particular learning outcomes.
Incorporating DGBL Into Teaching Create quizzes and assessments in the form of an interactive game, where students can earn points, badges, or level-ups as they progress through the questions.
Introduce multiplayer games to students that require communication and teamwork amongst their peers.
Reference
Huegele, M. (2024, February 26). Level-Up Teaching: Incorporating Digital Game-Based Learning in the Classroom. Medium. https://medium.com/@mhuegele36/level-up-teaching-incorporating-digital-game-based-learning-in-the-classroom-e96e6ac64355