Discussions

Your Name and Title:

Szymon Machajewski

Affiliate Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems

School or Organization Name:

Grand Valley State University

Area of the World from Which You Will Present:

West Michigan, US

Language in Which You Will Present:

English

Target Audience(s):

Teachers, Curriculum Designers

Short Session Description (one line):

Gamification of academic activities through experience design and serious play

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Student progress, retention, and professional success can be linked to academic engagement. Meaningful gaming builds engagement through peer instruction, crowdsourcing, learning networks, badges, and other pedagogical methods. Technology empowers educators to adopt such methods in both classroom and online environments.

The session will discuss online tournaments as tools for exam review and preparation, software clickers through texting or smartphone participation, innovative gaming lecture activities.  Methods of Experience Design will be discussed to build enthusiasm and interest in the subject matter of a course.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

http://machajewski.org/szymon/