Tag: Gamification

Coyote Time: What Games Can Teach Us About Forgiveness in Learning

November 15, 2023 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her)

Video games often strike a balance between challenging players and forgiving them for not being perfect. How might forgiveness in games lead us to new insights about learning design? In platform video games – from the original Super Mario Bros. (1985) to more modern platformers like Celeste (2018) – you control a character who makes […]

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Gamify Your Course with Twine

November 1, 2023 by Shane Lanning (they/them)

Learn how you can utilize Twine to create interactive, gamified course materials. As faculty consider strategies for increasing student enthusiasm for learning, many are turning to gamification. For a lot of us, this has taken on a few different forms. We have either assigned an existing game for students to play or utilized game-like features […]

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A Non-Gamer’s Guide to Gamification Learning

June 28, 2023 by Cheri Madewell

Explore how a gamification for learning experience in one online course fostered empathy and communication skills. I’m not a gamer, but I have always been curious and intrigued by the possibilities of gamification for learning or games-based learning. In this blog, I share what a gamification for learning experience taught me about the power of […]

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