Gamification and D2L. I been studying Gamification and Game Based Learning lately. Can folks,...

Nancy.Evans5785

Gamification and D2L. I been studying Gamification and Game Based Learning lately. Can folks, please share how they are using Gamification or GBL in Brightspace?

 

When I refer to Gamification or GBL in Brightspace I am NOT talking about the D2L Game Based Learning tool! We do not have that and will probably not get it.

 

Thank you,

Nancy

 

chelsie.dubay

I've not used a lot of GBL in my Brightspace classes. But, I have leveraged a lot of D2L tools to help gamify particular components of my classes. I'll try to summarize:

• leverage release conditions and awards/badges to help students "level up" or promote to the next level.
  • The main thing here is to not duplicate your grade book with a badge. If you've given a grade, don't give a badge, too. Instead, use the badge after they've completed an action or if they've scored over (or under) a particular threshold.
• leverage custom widgets on the course homepage to create a leaderboard.
  • My students loved this but it was very very very manual on my part. I felt that I had to babysit it all semester to ensure that it was accurate.
• leverage module descriptions and images to denote where students could level up/earn additional badges/etc. I also used the module descriptions to also help move forward the story line. For me, the storyline is a critical element of any gamified learning experience. Students should "buy in" to the experience. Check out this great source: https://www.growthengineering.co.uk/gamification-experience-points-academy-lms/

 

Another thing you may want to explore is the branching scenario feature in H5P, if your campus has a license. It's incredible and offers so really immersive opportunities.