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Getting Ready for a New School Year » MakerBridge
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Skip to Main Content. Makerspaces in Libraries, Museums & Schools Map. Maker Event Calendar for Libraries. Getting Ready for a New School Year. As we head into the second week of August, the new school year slowly creeps up on me, full of makery goodness. First, I’m teaching a new course, SI 636: Makerspaces, Maker Culture, and Maker Tools [. Editor’s note: SI = School of Information at University of Michigan]. Our school is partnering with the Ann Arbor District Library. And finally, Michigan Makers.
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What is Gameful?
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Gameful learning is a pedagogical approach that takes inspiration from how good games function, and applies that to the design of learning environments. Gameful design operates in a self-deterministic framework we want to apply what self-determination theory says about how intrinsic motivation works to build motivating classroom experiences. And which elements from games do we use to do so? In order to support autonomy, students need to have some control over their learning environment, but there’s a lot...
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Example Syllabi
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Honors 240: The Games We Play. Honors 240: The Games We Play. Honors 242: Deep Time: The Science of Origins. Honors 242: Deep Time: The Science of Origins. Linguistics 370: Language and Discrimination. Linguistics 370: Language and Discrimination. Education 333: Videogames and Learning. Why are videogames fun? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. Good games draw you in, teach you how to succeed, and keep you engaged with a just right level of challenge. Most importantly, players.
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Epic Fail or Win? Gamifying Learning in My Classroom | Edutopia
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Skip to main content. George Lucas Educational Foundation. Celebrating our 25th Anniversary! Sign In / Sign Up. Epic Fail or Win? Gamifying Learning in My Classroom. March 20, 2015. Professor in Teacher Education at the University of Michigan, Author. Https:/ www.linkedin.com/pub/liz-kolb/10/b6b/66. Every week for 17 years, I've heard my students ask, "What do I need to do to get an A? Steps to Gamify Learning. 1 Use gamification software. 3 Be generous with experience points. Associate each quest with a...
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Educational Games
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Play to Learn and Learn to Play. The (Re)Ward Game Part III: Game Mechanics and the Two Faces of Motivation. July 15, 2016. New to the Blog? If you’d like to read about the implementation of the video game. In a high school English class, start here. To find out how to turn your class into an alternate reality game, start here. For an overview, and or start here. For the first post on the. Cooking with Game Mechanics. Whether board games, video games, pervasive games or sports, game mechanics. Rather tha...
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FAQs
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Can I require all students to do certain assignments? How do you incentivize coming to class without making it so students can pass the class only by attending class? How do I manage all of the grading that comes with assignment choice? How much choice is too much choice? How do I encourage students to start work early? How do I decide how many points an assignment should be worth? How do I think about designing a rubric that can be used to assess content knowledge demonstrated through multiple formats?
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Getting Started
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Identify the learning objectives for your course. Are you interested in learning more about what makes for good learning objectives? List the types of assignments and activities that will be included in your course assessment scheme: (For example, here’s a list of all of the assignments available in an introductory learning sciences course and in an introductory political theory course.). Learning from Playing a Game. Intro to Political Science. Reading Summaries or Critiques. What you’re deciding here i...
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UMich Labs Scale Up Instructional Innovations -- Campus Technology
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What is your e-mail address? My e-mail address is:. Do you have a password? I don't have a password. (Sign up now! I have a password. Blackboard Partners with Examity To Improve Online Proctoring. Worldwide Tablet Shipments Fall More Than 12 Percent in Second Quarter. UMich Labs Scale Up Instructional Innovations. This new office at the University of Michigan is in charge of scaling up digital learning experimentation. Which launched its Office of Digital Education and Innovation (DEI). Talked with James...
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