gamification

= Gamification =

What is gamification?
//'Gamification// is the use of of game design and game thinking to enhance non-game contexts' (Wikipedia)

Why use gamification?
Because it's fun and may well motivate your students to work harder.


 * An introduction to the use of game dynamics to influence behaviour
 * What is a game? Game Design Concepts blog
 * Gamifying education - Penny Arcade video (Section: Grading)
 * How one teacher turned sixth grade into an MMO

Gamification in ELT
Teachers are just beginning to use gamification in ELT. Here are some examples of language teachers using gamification in their classrooms:
 * Gamifying ELT - Graham Stanley
 * Taking classroom management to the next level - Dave Dodgeson
 * Tale crafters - Daniel Brown
 * Gaming the EFL classroom - James York

Classroom Ideas
Here are some ways that game design and game thinking can be used in ELT (with or without access to computers)
 * Badges
 * Levelling up
 * Unlocked achievements

The Dangers of Gamification

 * The dangers of gamification (PDF)
 * The irony of gamification by Paul Driver
 * Games: more than just reward systems
 * The dangers of gamification by Larry Ferlazzo
 * When it's safe and when it's not safe to gamify
 * Can incentives make students secretly hate us?

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Further information
Gamification - Further Information