ERIC Number: EJ1167287
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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Gamification Strategies in a Hybrid Exemplary College Course
Machajewski, Szymon
International Journal of Educational Technology, v4 n3 p1-16 2017
Using technology in teaching and learning finds a wide adoption in recent years. 63.3% of chief academic leaders surveyed by the Babson Survey Research Group confirm that online education is critical to their long-term strategy. Modern engagement pedagogies, such as digital gamification, hold a promise of shaping student experience. While course builders and instructors investigate new technologies and teaching methods questions arise about the instructional quality of academic courses with online content or with gamification elements. In addition, students are not the digital natives many hoped them to be. 83% of millennials report sleeping with their smartphones, but 58% have poor skills in solving problems with technology. This paper reports on a gamefully designed course, delivered in a hybrid modality, which was selected through a peer review process as an exemplary course in consideration of instructional design. The course was evaluated according to the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program rubric. Gamification was introduced in three phases: player onboarding phase, player scaffolding phase, and player endgame. Various technologies involved in the course included: MyGame gamification mobile app, Blackboard Learn, Cengage Skills Assessment Manager, Kahoot, Amazon Alexa, Google Traveler, Twitter, and others. The course focused on gamification according to the short and long game theory to engage students during lectures (short game) and throughout the semester (long game).
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Games, Program Evaluation, Telecommunications, Integrated Learning Systems, Social Media, Game Theory, Blended Learning, Scoring Rubrics, College Students, Assignments, Grades (Scholastic), Attendance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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