“Trying to debunk misinformation after it has spread is like shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted. By pre-bunking, we aim to stop the spread of fake news in the first place,” said Dr Sander van der Linden, Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making lab and senior author of the new study.Game combats political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy: A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer” and use tactics like trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful town has shown to reduce susceptibility to political misinformation from r/science
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/game-combats-political-misinformation-by-letting-players-undermine-democracy
Game combats political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy
The free-to-play Harmony Square is released to the public today, along with a study on its effectiveness published in the Harvard Misinformation Review
It has been created by University of Cambridge psychologists with support from the US Department of State’s Global Engagement Center and Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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more on disinformation in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=disinformation
Gamification Network: Exploring Gamification through the Octalysis Lens
Mary Nunaley
Karl Kapp The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
Kevin Werbach, Dan Hunter How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
Yu-Kai Chou gamification design. Octalysis. https://www.gish.com/
8 core drives:
Meaning
Accomplishment
Empowerment
Ownership
Social Influence. social media, instagram influencers
Scarcity: scarcity with homework deadlines, coupons at the store
Unpredictability and curiosity. scavenger hunt in courses. careful when teaching.
Avoidance
The Octalysis Framework for Gamification & Behavioral Design
https://www.d2l.com/resources/webinars/
motivation
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https://yukaichou.com/octalysis-tool/
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https://island.octalysisprime.com/
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https://yukaichou.com/
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Lavender Dragon | Online Courses and Gamification
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more on gamification in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=gamification
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/694538971176804/
I’m thinking of hosting a “Play with the Professor” game night using Agar.io and/or Skribbl.io.
Has anyone try that? How did it go? Any tips will be greatly appreciated.
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more on gaming in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=gaming
virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality, with the help of brand research. On Thursday, October 29th, from 2-3 pm EDT, we’ll be joined by Jonathon Richter, Maya Georgieva, and Emory Craig, leaders of the Immersive Learning Research Network’s State of XR and Immersive Learning report.
To RSVP ahead of time, or to jump straight in at 2 pm ET this Thursday, click here:
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More on XR and Bryan Alexander in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=xr+bryan+alexander
Achievement Unlocked_ Understanding the Future of Gamification in Education.docx
https://www.academia.edu/38551388/Achievement_Unlocked_Understanding_the_Future_of_Gamification_in_Education_docx
how gamification elements may be applied to a typical Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) class to support engagement, discuss the limitations of gamification in the classroom and finally provide a perspective on the future of gamification in education
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more on haptic devices in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=haptic
https://www.digitalbodies.net/vr-news/oculus-quest-2-review-the-best-vr-headset-almost/
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more on Oculus Quest in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=oculus+quest
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/680939699203398/
Looking for different ways for students to share their knowledge. I’ve done Jamboard, Google Slides, Discussion posts, padlet…I just want something different and am not able to come up with any great ideas here. Anyone come up with anything else fun or interesting? This is for an asynchronous course.
Jamboard, https://edu.google.com/products/jamboard/
Google Slides jambor
Padlet https://padlet.com/
Flipgrid
Canva
Adobe Spark
TikTok
https://dotstorming.com/
Mural.co https://www.mural.co/
Miro https://miro.com/
Sketchnotes https://www.jetpens.com/blog/sketchnotes-a-guide-to-visual-note-taking/pt/892
Pear Deck https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=pear+deck
Near Pod https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=nearpod
EdPuzzle https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/11/01/digital-assessment-session/
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more on gaming in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=gaming
https://www.lifewire.com/your-next-office-could-be-in-virtual-reality-5079457
- The pandemic is driving interest in using virtual reality for business.
- Facebook’s Oculus 2 VR headset will support an application called Infinite Office that allows people to work in a virtual office.
- Advances are needed before VR can replace real-life interactions, experts say.
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more on VR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=vr+virtual+reality
more on XR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=extended+reality
more on ASVR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=asvr
