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25 Things Teachers Should Know About Gamification. Gamification has been a big buzzword in education in recent times. Using game-style methods to incentivize students to get their learn on can be fun and effective teaching and learning methods.Take a look at these 25 things that all teachers should know about gamification. See Also: The 100-Second Guide To Gamification In Education From the most simple questions (like, ‘what is gamification, anyway?) To the more complex ideas (goals and structure of using gamification in your classroom) and the history of its use (The Oregon Trail), these 25 bullet points will get you started in the right direction. 1. In a school setting, Gamification is simply the use of educational games for kids. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Dr. Game Design in Learning. Talking About These. Daniel Floyd. Video Games and Learning. SERIOUS GAME. Education. Home of everything Gamification Education -- research, community, case studies and more -- as part of the Gamification.org family of wikis.

Want to help us create this website? Contact us! Introduction Education affects everyone. Instructor-ledComputer-based Instructor-Led Instructor-led teaching does not always have to be in a formal classroom setting. The benefits of an instructor-led teaching is that it is very interactive. The downside of instructor led teaching is that the effectiveness of this medium depends totally on the instructor. Payments to be made to a person to come to a meeting place and speak on a topicEmployees need to take time off to attend the courseTransport and accommodation may need to be arranged for employees Computer-based Just like instructor-led teaching, computer-based education also does not always have to be in a formal style.

The benefits of computer based training are that it is cheap and people can do it at their own time. How can gamification help? Ananth Pai.