IM554 discussion on Game Based Learning

Here is the “literature”:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/03/19/recommendations-for-games-and-gaming-at-lrs/
this link reflects my recommendations to the SCSU library, based on my research and my publication: http://scsu.mn/1F008Re

Here are also Slideshare shows from conferences’ presentations on the topic:

https://www.slideshare.net/aidemoreto/gamification-and-byox-in-academic-libraries-low-end-practical-approach

https://www.slideshare.net/aidemoreto/gaming-and-gamification-in-academic-and-library-settings

Topic :Gaming and Gamification in Academic Settings

1. Intro: why is it important to discuss this trend
   1. The fabric of the current K12 and higher ed students: Millennials and Gen Z
   2. The pedagogical theories and namely constructivism
      1. Csikszentmihalyi’s “flow” concept (being in the zone)
      2. Active learning
      3. Sociocultural Theory
      4. Project-Based Learning
   3. The general milieu of increasing technology presence, particularly of gaming environment
   4. The New Media Consortium and the Horizon Report

Discussion: Are the presented reasons sufficient to justify a profound restructure of curricula and learning spaces?

2. Definition and delineation
   1. Games
   2. Serious Games
   3. Gamification
   4. Game-based learning
   5. Digital game-based learning
   6. Games versus gamification
   7. Simulations, the new technological trends such as human-computer interaction (HCI) such as augmented reality (AR),virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/02/22/virtual-augmented-mixed-reality/ )

Discussion: Is there a way to build a simpler but comprehensive structure/definition to encompass the process of gaming and gamification in education?

3. Gaming and Gamification
   1. Pros
   2. Cons
   3. Debates

Discussion: Which side are you on and why?

4. Gaming and Gamification and BYOD (or BYOx)
   1. gaming consoles versus gaming over wi-fi
   2. gaming using mobile devices instead of consoles
   3. human-computer interaction (HCI) such as augmented reality (AR),virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/02/22/virtual-augmented-mixed-reality/ )

Discussion: do you see a trend to suggest that either one or the other will prevail? Convergence?

5. Gaming in Education
   1. student motivation, student-centered learning, personalized learning
   2. continued practice, clear goals and immediate feedback
   3. project-based learning, Minecraft and SimCity EDU
   4. Gamification of learning versus learning with games
   5. organizations to promote gaming and gamification in education (p. 6 http://scsu.mn/1F008Re)
   6. the “chocolate-covered broccoli” problem

Discussion: why gaming and gamification is not accepted in a higher rate? what are the hurdles to enable greater faster acceptance? What do you think, you can do to accelerate this process?

6. Gaming in an academic library
   1. why the academic library? sandbox for experimentation
   2. the connection between digital literacy and gaming and gamificiation
   3. Gilchrist and Zald’s model for instruction design through assessment
   4. the new type of library instruction:
      in house versus out-of-the box games. Gamification of the process
      http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/bi/

Discussion: based on the example (http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/bi/), how do you see transforming academic library services to meet the demands of 21st century education?

7. Gaming, gamification and assessment (badges)
   1. inability of current assessments to evaluate games as part of the learning process
   2. “microcredentialing” through digital badges
   3. Mozilla Open Badges and Badgestack
   4. leaderboards

Discussion: How do you see a transition from the traditional assessment to a new and more flexible academic assessment?