Game On! - Gamification, Gameful Design, and the Rise of the Gamer Educator (Hardcover)

The changing student body in American higher education demands a new approach to teaching, one that moves toward inclusive, hyperpersonalized learning environments that have much in common with games and social media. Kevin Bell's Game On! presents dynamic case studies of gamer educators and game-derived techniques to help instructors creatively formulate their own teaching strategies. Breaking gamefully designed classes into their component parts, Bell analyzes what these classes are actually doing and explains why they work. He offers faculty a rubric to assess their own courses for their propensity to engage students, particularly those from low socioeconomic and high-risk populations. Bell explores how game design, pedagogy, and intrinsic motivators can level the playing field to produce rigorous learning environments that are as addictive to all participants as the latest apps and social media systems. He also discusses best practices, lays out the broader context of computer-mediated teaching and learning, and considers the challenges and opportunities that gamification presents. Instructors would do well to consider the key tenets of successful games if they are to engage and graduate the coming generations of learners. Bell's careful analysis of the theories behind gamification, cognitive science, and instructional design will help them to do just that.

General

Imprint:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Kevin Bell (Pro Vice-Chancellor (Digital Futures))
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	203
ISBN-13:	978-1-4214-2396-8
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	1-4214-2396-0
Barcode:	9781421423968

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!