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Games that I practically used in my classes
Afroza Akhter Tina:
The chain story seems to be the most engaging to me.Thank you for the innovative ideas Tahsina apu :)
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
Shah - Al - Mamun:
Hello! Sorry for my delayed response even though I said that I would contribute.
I will not directly talk about any particular game that could be used for learning , rather will talk about Gamification itself that can be used to turn any lesson as enjoyable as a game.
Before we get into Gamification, lets see first what are the common requirement for a game:
1. Goals
2. Instructions to be followed
3. Reward
So to gamify a lesson we need the following in order:
1. Set the lesson goal
2. Share the instruction for achieving the goals
3. Select a reward for the students which would give them the feeling of achievement
Easy right?
Do not worry much about the reward though, it can be a leaderboard which would include the students' name in order according to their performance. The leaderboard can be made with an excel sheet. Students are competitive and this leaderboard can really make them drive into the gamified lesson.
To judge the result use a simple rubric :)
I hope this will help making a lot of gamified lessons. Feel free to let me know if there is any confusion or simply let me know your feedback. Feedback is important for both teaching and learning :)
Tahsina:
Thanks for the useful post!
I am just a bit confused about leaderboard using excel sheet.... Do we have one for one particular course and with each game the result changes and students' names appear in different order?
Can you post a screenshot or something here?
Shah - Al - Mamun:
--- Quote from: Tahsina on June 14, 2015, 12:27:42 PM ---Thanks for the useful post!
I am just a bit confused about leaderboard using excel sheet.... Do we have one for one particular course and with each game the result changes and students' names appear in different order?
Can you post a screenshot or something here?
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Yes madam. One leaderboard per course. You can use a Google Spreadsheet to make one easily where you will have access to edit the sheet but students will be able to just view it. It will also update automatically as you update the data in respective column. Here is an example of what I am talking about:
if you have problem viewing it from within the forum, try clicking the link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bjLOdQMghhtHhisraYkSj-HZflBbVTSoU3uyEn_H0co/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
Afroza Akhter Tina:
The chain story is interesting Tahsina madam,thanks for sharing :)
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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