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Gamification with Moodle

By : Natalie Denmeade
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Gamification with Moodle

By: Natalie Denmeade

Overview of this book

This book describes how teachers can use Gamification design within the Moodle Learning Management System. Game elements can be included in course design by using, badges, rubrics, custom grading scales, forums, and conditional activities. Moodle courses do not have to be solo-learning experiences that replicate Distance Education models. The Gamification design process starts by profiling players and creating levels of achievement towards meeting learning outcomes. Each task is defined, valued, and sequenced. Motivation loops are devised to keep the momentum going. In a gaming studio, this approach would require a team of specialists with a large budget and time frames. Preparing for a class rarely has these optimal conditions. The approach used in this book is to introduce game elements into the course design gradually. First, apply gamification to just one lesson and then build up to gamifying a series of lessons over a term. Each example will indicate the difficulty level and time investment. Try it out to see what is most effective with your learners and choose wisely in your use of technology. By the end of this book, you will be able to create Moodle courses that incorporate choice, communication, challenge, and creativity.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Gamification with Moodle
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
6
Mastery Achieved (Badges and Motivation)
8
Completing the Quest (Reporting Activities)
Index

Revealing content


The student can see a limited amount of content in the Impressionists course. The entire second section of the course will be revealed once certain conditions have been met. In this demo course, the learner cannot proceed until they have chosen a focus artist. Since the implementation of this feature, Moodle course creators can apply logic in the same way that game programmers map out a series of linked activities with and/or pre-requisites.

In a classroom setting, this feature can also be used to save on repetitive administration tasks such as collecting acknowledgements of important document distribution. Instead of you chasing the students, they will be wondering why they can't access what their friends can see and they will have to go back to catch up on the links that they have missed. The Moodle LMS is designed to free up your time by automating these types of reporting and admin activities of teachers. Learners spend a lot of their time in school waiting, which leads...