Engaging online students through the gamification of learning materials: The present and the future

McGrath, Naomi; Bayerlein, Leopold

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Title:	Engaging online students through the gamification of learning materials: The present and the future
Contributor(s):	McGrath, Naomi (author) ; Bayerlein, Leopold (author)
Publication Date:	2013
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13830
Open Access Link:	http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/sydney13/program/papers/McGrath.pdf
Abstract:	The benefits of gamification in learning and instructional design to help engage and improve student learning online are investigated in this paper. The use of scenario-based learning and alternate reality gaming (ARG) are identified as key representations for improving user engagement, productivity and help shift away from classroom based learning activities towards fully self-paced and collaborative online activities. The paper outlines the reasoning behind, and the advantages of, using scenario-based and alternate reality gaming as an instructional tool in tertiary online education.
Publication Type:	Conference Publication
Conference Details:	Electric Dreams: 30th ascilite Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1st - 4th December, 2013
Source of Publication:	30th ascilite Conference Proceedings, p. 573-577
Publisher:	Macquarie University
Place of Publication:	Sydney, Australia
Field of Research (FOR):	130203 Economics, Business and Management Curriculum and Pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO):	930201 Pedagogy
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
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