“Gamification” is the use of design techniques from games in other areas, like education.
This is just a very short beginning list, and I hope that readers will contribute more. I’ll start with three posts from this blog, and then add others:
The Dangers Of “Gamification” In Education
Kathy Sierra On Gamification In Education
Amazing Conversations About Gamification In Education
Can Incentives Make Students Secretly Hate Us? is by Justin Reich at Education Week.
5 Myths Of Game-based Learning is from Kris Wheaton. Thanks to Paul Bruno for the tip.
More than a just digital star chart for learners is by Graham Stanley.
Games: More than Just Reward Systems is from Justin Reich at Education Week.
Gamification: does it make business more fun, or is it just exploitationware? is from The New Statesman.
Feedback is welcome.
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October 21, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Hi, I’m Sam and I’ve recently set up the uk-based gamification community gamifeye.com. I’ve justed published an interesting guest article about gamification in education that you might be interested in including here. Here’s the link:
Education and Training: From Game-Based Learning to Gamification http://www.gamifeye.com/2012/10/21/education-and-training-from-game-based-learning-to-gamification/
All the best!
October 22, 2012 at 7:36 am
Hello,
You might be interested in my blog post about educational games compared to “gamification”:
http://navigator.compasslearning.com/technology/educational-games-vs-gamification-in-education/
Thanks for putting together this list! This is definitely a hot topic right now.