Given at VCCS IST Peer Group 2014

1. MAY CONTAIN CONTENT
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professors
How I Gamified my Classroom
profmikegreene, VCCS IT Peer Group 2014

2. Michael Greene
mgreene@rappahannock.edu
@profmikegreene
1 (443) 595-7763

3. Resources
bit.ly/vccs-itp-game

4. Who is a gamer?
59% of Americans
31 Average Age
42% Female

5. What is gamification?
Using the design elements or mechanics
of games in a non-game context.
(our classrooms)

6. Teaching with games
Using games to teach
concepts abstractly

7. Things games do well
Flow & Progression

8. Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi

9. Things games do well
Engagement

10. Things games do well
Collaboration
Competition
Command

11. Things games do well
Feedback

12. Things games do well
Critical Thinking

13. Game Mechanics

14. Progression Mechanics
A dynamic in which success is granularly
displayed and measured through the
process of completing itemized tasks.

15. Progression Mechanics
Levels: Ramp up and unlock content

16. Progression Mechanics
Points: Increase the running numerical
value of your work.

17. Investment Mechanics
or Behavioral Momentum is the tendency
of players to keep doing what they have
been doing.

18. Investment Mechanics
Achievements: Earn public recognition for completion.

19. Investment Mechanics
Appointments: Check in to receive new challenges.

20. Investment Mechanics
Collaboration: Work with others to accomplish goals.

21. Investment Mechanics
Virality: Be incentivized to involve others.

22. Investment Mechanics
Synthesis: Work on challenges that require
multiple skills to solve.

23. Feedback Mechanics
Information should be released in the
minimum possible snippets to gain the
appropriate level of understanding at each
point during a game.

24. Feedback Mechanics
Discovery: Uncover pockets of knowledge.

25. Feedback Mechanics
Infinite Play: Learn until you become an expert

26. Feedback Mechanics
Bonuses: Receive rewards.

27. Feedback Mechanics
Countdown: Tackle challenges in a limited
amount of time.

28. Feedback Mechanics
Loss Aversion: Play to avoid losing what you
have gained.

29. My Gamified Classroom
ITE 119: The RPG
The Game Manual

30. My Gamified Classroom
EXP and Inverted grading

31. My Gamified Classroom
Infinity Play, kind of

32. My Gamified Classroom
Achievements and Bonuses

33. My Gamified Classroom
Live Demo

34. What the student’s say

35. What the student’s say
I would remove the game
mechanics. It makes the class
confusing. Have lectures in
class instead of on youtube.

36. What the student’s say
I think it’s fine/good/great.
The terminology was confusing at
first but I got the hang of it and I
am used to it now.

37. What the student’s say
I like the game mechanics and
would not change a thing
because it is creative and
encourages me to do my work.

38. The journey thus far…
Any automated grading reduces expected
time on all grading
Confirmed nothing replaces good pedagogy
Change is hard, planning is necessary

39. Moving Forward
Have 2 translations of my course
MOAR Gear Checks
Leaderboards
Appointments
Teach with games
Graphic Design

40. Resources
bit.ly/vccs-itp-game

41. Michael Greene
mgreene@rappahannock.edu
@profmikegreene
1 (443) 595-7763