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Introduction: Why is gamification and play a crucial part of learning in our modern landscape, especially as Millennials and Gen Z become the largest demographic of workers? (10 min)
Designing with a gaming framework: How can designers tap into the fundamental gaming principles -- self-motivation, progression, play, and reward? (10 min)
Hands-on: Participants will be invited to join a demo course with some gaming elements built in to showcase these principles. (10 min)
Concrete examples: Presenter will walk through some specific case studies of their own work, explaining the thought process, steps, and tools used to create them. (20 min)
Conclusion: Review of what we've covered -- opportunity to ask questions. (10 min)
Explain how adults learn and engage through play and game mechanics.
Apply gamification strategies to structure online courses, professional development, or virtual events.
Analyze examples of gamified online learning to guide the design of their own experiences.
Design mini-games or playful activities that teach concepts and engage adult learners.
National Institute for Play; nifplay.org
Informing Science Institute, "Gamification in Online Adult Learning: A Systematic Literature Review." https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/5549?Source=%2FJournals%2FJITEResearch%2FArticles%3FVolume%3D0-0&utm_source=chatgpt.com
The Online Learning Consortium, "Exploring Student Satisfaction in an Online Community with a Gamified, Social Media-Like Instructional Approach." https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/3340?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Michael Matera, mrmatera.com
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