Operationalising Gamification in an Educational Authentic Environment

Title
Operationalising Gamification in an Educational Authentic Environment
Publication Date
2012
Author(s)
Reiners, Torsten
Wood, Lincoln C
Chang, Vanessa
Gutl, Christian
Herrington, Jan
Teras, Hanna
Gregory, Sue
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-8266
Email: sgregor4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sgregor4
Editor
Editor(s): Piet Kommers, Tomayess Issa, Pedro Isaias and Luis Rodrigues
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
IADIS Press
Place of publication
Lisbon, Portugal
UNE publication id
une:12003
Abstract
This paper addresses the largely 'inauthentic' pedagogical approaches in current classroom and distance-learning environments, and will propose a methodology that utilises existing technologies to provide an immersive and authentic experience in education; that is to bridge the gap between the academic perspective and the real-world requirements. Industry postulate that recent graduates lack requisite skills, are often ignorant of the workings of company cultures, and are uncertain how to transfer their university-acquired theoretical knowledge to effective practice. We propose an environment that increases authenticity through inclusion of real-life complexity modelled in an immersive scenario, links scenarios into a comprehensive supply chain that supports exchange of information and repercussions/effects from actions between modules, and includes gaming mechanisms to increase student engagement further. In particular, the gaming mechanisms encourage student engagement (and better manage their interaction/learning process with in a stepwise fashion, rather than 'throwing them in the deep end'), reflection, and learning from the flow-on effects of an interlinked immersive, authentic, virtual, awesome, environment.
Link
Citation
Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2012), p. 93-100
ISBN
9789728939779
Start page
93
End page
100

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