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Maximizing Brightspace Tools to Create a Gamified Online Learning Environment
Carrie Lewis Miller, PhD
Jeff Henline
Information & Technology Services
Maximizing Brightspace Tools to Create a
Gamified Online Learning Environment
WHAT IS GAMIFICATION?
gam·i·fi·ca·tion
/ɡāmifəˈkāSHən/
Noun: the application of typical elements of game
playing (e.g., point scoring, competition with others,
rules of play) to other areas of activity, typically as
an online marketing technique to encourage
engagement with a product or service.
"gamification is exciting because it promises to
make the hard stuff in life fun"
WHY WOULD I GAMIFY?
https://www.knewton.com/infographics/gamification-education/
Maximizing Brightspace Tools to Create a Gamified Online Learning Environment
WHY WOULD I GAMIFY?
WHAT D2L TOOLS CAN I USE?
● Intelligent Agents
● Checklists
● Groups Tool
● Widgets
● Embeddable Videos
● Grades
● Modules
● Badges and Awards
PRIMARY GAMIFICATION TOOLS
● Intelligent Agents
● Release Conditions
● Groups Tool
● Modules
● Badges and Awards (*was not available
for my gamified course)
SECONDARY GAMIFICATION TOOLS
● Checklists
● Widgets
● Embeddable Videos
● Grades
● Quizzes
● Surveys
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE
LOOK LIKE?
HOW CAN I GAMIFY MY COURSE?
● Change the vocabulary
● Create the context
● Create a ranking structure
● Use the tools at hand
● Include personalization
● Stay up to date
● Create a support structure from the beginning
● Differentiate Assignments
● Issue Challenges
● Declare a “Winner”
Maximizing Brightspace Tools to Create a Gamified Online Learning Environment
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE
DIFFERENTLY?
WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE
DIFFERENTLY?
● Created a context or story
● Created a ranking structure
● Differentiated assignments in a different way
● Issued challenges continually throughout the
course
● Used more rubrics
● Used less group work
● Done more leaderboard research before the
course started
WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE
AVAILABLE?
● http://link.mnsu.edu/gamification
● Steps for Gamifying Your Course
● Teaching Strategies: Gamification
● Gamification instruction Planning
Template
● Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
● The Gamification of Teaching and
Learning by Karl Kapp
THANK YOU!
Carrie Lewis Miller, PhD
Instructional Designer
Carrie.Miller@mnsu.edu
507-389-1531
Jeff Henline
Enterprise Tool Coordinator
Jeffrey.Henline@mnsu.edu
507-389-2323

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Maximizing Brightspace Tools to Create a Gamified Online Learning Environment

  • 2. Carrie Lewis Miller, PhD Jeff Henline Information & Technology Services Maximizing Brightspace Tools to Create a Gamified Online Learning Environment
  • 3. WHAT IS GAMIFICATION? gam·i·fi·ca·tion /ɡāmifəˈkāSHən/ Noun: the application of typical elements of game playing (e.g., point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity, typically as an online marketing technique to encourage engagement with a product or service. "gamification is exciting because it promises to make the hard stuff in life fun"
  • 4. WHY WOULD I GAMIFY? https://www.knewton.com/infographics/gamification-education/
  • 6. WHY WOULD I GAMIFY?
  • 7. WHAT D2L TOOLS CAN I USE? ● Intelligent Agents ● Checklists ● Groups Tool ● Widgets ● Embeddable Videos ● Grades ● Modules ● Badges and Awards
  • 8. PRIMARY GAMIFICATION TOOLS ● Intelligent Agents ● Release Conditions ● Groups Tool ● Modules ● Badges and Awards (*was not available for my gamified course)
  • 9. SECONDARY GAMIFICATION TOOLS ● Checklists ● Widgets ● Embeddable Videos ● Grades ● Quizzes ● Surveys
  • 10. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 11. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 12. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 13. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 14. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 15. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 16. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 17. WHAT DOES A GAMIFIED COURSE LOOK LIKE?
  • 18. HOW CAN I GAMIFY MY COURSE? ● Change the vocabulary ● Create the context ● Create a ranking structure ● Use the tools at hand ● Include personalization ● Stay up to date ● Create a support structure from the beginning ● Differentiate Assignments ● Issue Challenges ● Declare a “Winner”
  • 20. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY?
  • 21. WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? ● Created a context or story ● Created a ranking structure ● Differentiated assignments in a different way ● Issued challenges continually throughout the course ● Used more rubrics ● Used less group work ● Done more leaderboard research before the course started
  • 22. WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE? ● http://link.mnsu.edu/gamification ● Steps for Gamifying Your Course ● Teaching Strategies: Gamification ● Gamification instruction Planning Template ● Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal ● The Gamification of Teaching and Learning by Karl Kapp
  • 23. THANK YOU! Carrie Lewis Miller, PhD Instructional Designer Carrie.Miller@mnsu.edu 507-389-1531 Jeff Henline Enterprise Tool Coordinator Jeffrey.Henline@mnsu.edu 507-389-2323