OLC Workshop - Designing Gamified Learning Environments
Flexible 7-day online format
Monday, September 26, 2016 at 12 PM - Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 11:59 PM
Virtual
Game environments encourage collaboration, inquiry-based learning, repetition, practice, and control. In this workshop, you will use theories and principles from game design to develop learning environments that motivate and engage students in a creative way. By understanding elements of game design theory, you will begin to adopt and incorporate these elements which promote engagement into your online and blended courses. You will explore elements such as role playing, point systems, competition, and collaboration.
Workshop Objectives
- Discuss the parallels between game design theory and successful learning environments
- Design a learning activity which incorporates elements of game design
Designing Gamified Learning Environments is an online, week-long workshop from the Online Learning Consortium through a partnership with the University System of Maryland. The workshop will begin on Monday, September 26, 2016, and end on the following Sunday, October 2, 2016, requiring approximately 6-8 hours of work, including reading research-based articles, viewing presentations, engaging in online discussion forums, and submitting assignments.
To sign up for an OLC workshop, please open an RT ticket with the name of the workshop and preferred date(s). Please submit your request at least seven days prior to the start of the workshop to allow time for OLC processing. Instructional Technology staff will assist with your registration, answer any questions you may have about the experience, etc. You will receive a confirmation email from OLC after we register you and an additional email about 24 hours before the workshop begins with login information.