Post on 14-Apr-2017
Developing Gamification within MoodleFunction and Instruction
Presented by: Steve Bader
Learn more at: https://gamification.delta.ncsu.edu
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Gamification Exploration with Moodle
• Why Gamification?
• What is Gamification?
• Moodle and Gamification
• The Gamification Plugin
• Our First Case Studies
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Reasons for Gamification
PRT 266: Introduction to Sport Management
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The primary objectives of the course are to expose students to the range of careers in Sport Management and to help them develop a career plan.
• Students only focus on glamorous careers and lose interest in other career options.• Career plans weren’t diverse and students did not explore career options enough.• 400 students enrolled per year.
Goal: Increase engagement and exploration in content and activities.
Define Gamification
• Gamification is the use of game mechanics andgame design techniques in non-game contexts.
• Gamification uses the natural desire for competition, achievement, status, altruism and/or collaboration (depending on the personality type).
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Source: https://badgeville.com/wiki/
Gamification Components
• Objectives: A behavioral mechanic type, requiring the user to take action for the reward.
Quests Discovery Goals
Achievements Leaderboard
Leveling StagesProgress Bar
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• Feedback: Informing the user of their status.
• Progression: Move the user through the content.
Player Types
• Know how to target different player types using gamification components.
Killers: Driven by player vs player competition. How do I compare to others?
Explorers: Pride themselves in exploring all facets of a game or the context surrounding it.
Socializer: Prefer to socialize, play cooperatively, and share game experiences with others.
Achievers: Look to achieve all objectives available in a game. Desires to beat the game itself.
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Gamification in MoodleExisting Components
Restrict Access Activity Completion
Leveling Stages Discovery Achievements
Badges
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Gamification in MoodleNeeded Components
Creating Objectives & RewardsMore variety in objectives
Points & LeaderboardsJust-in-time feedback
AchievementsCourse level awards
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Visual ProgressImages, progress bars, status
The Gamification PluginThe Block
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Manage Menu• Point Sets• Achievements• Objectives & Rewards
Leaderboards• Configurable• Can link to larger list• Can show multiple
Achievements• Configurable• Can show unachieved
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The Gamification PluginObjectives Rewards• Activity Completion• Moodle Event• Points Goal• Meta Completion
• Achievement• Backpack File• Points• Filter
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The Gamification PluginObjectives: A closer look
Moodle Event Objective
• Uses Moodle’s Event API to listen for events. https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Event_2
• Has the option to be a repeated objective
Assignment, Book, Chat, Choice, Database, Forum, Lesson, Page, Quiz, Wiki, Workshop
The Gamification PluginRewards: A closer look
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HS200: Home Gardening Course Example
• Uses Moodle’s Filter API to alter content in the course.
• Filters can ‘stack’ or ‘replace’ previously awarded filters.
Filter Rewards
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PRT 266: Intro to Sport ManagementSports Career Exploration
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10 Major Career Paths: Allowing the student to choose a path(s) and begin a mock career.
14 Job Skills: Course activities reward job skill points used to track career development.
139 Job Opportunities: 58 entry level, 35 mid level, and 46 dream jobs (targeted by the student)
75 Course Activities: Spread throughout the career to help build job skills and deliver course material to students
36 Achievements: Ranging in difficulty
PRT 266: Intro to Sports ManagementThe Results
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Higher average grade3 point jump in grades, with a smaller S.D.
Fall 2014 Spring 2015
Mean: 82 85 S.D. 6.35 6.23
Content explanationThe instructor explained material well.
Mean: 3.8 4.4 S.D. 1.3 0.7Effective instructor
Overall, the instructor was an effective teacher. Mean: 4.0 4.5 S.D. 0.5 0.7Excellent course
Overall, this course was excellent. Mean: 4.0 4.6 S.D. 1.1 0.8
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HS 495: Plant IdentificationAnother Example
14 StudentsOnline / Distance Education Course
309 Gamification Objectives81 Objectives attached to optional activities
49 Available AchievementsRanging in difficulty
All Students Passed
73% of objectives completed 46% of attached to optional activities
54% achieved
Intrepid Traveler Eat Your Greens Trees Guru
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ELI PresentationAn interactive, gamified presentation
Presentation was delivered from a gamified Moodle courseAudience was encouraged to follow along with activities
52 members participated in course62 were in the audience. 70 more have registered since the presentation
4 members reached maximum points 2 were in the online audience
Over 100 forum posts where createdSeveral were used in the Q&A at the end of the presentation
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What’s Next?More trials, module changes
MB 411: Immunology Creating a card study tool collection using the gamification module filter reward.
Sharing with Moodle CommunityWorking with Campus Office of Information Technology for permission.
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Questions?Be gentle…
About the definition of Gamification?The concept is still kind of evolving...
About the module?Also still evolving but stable!
About some of the pilot courses?Learning more every semester…
Contact MeI won’t mind
@smbader
smbader@ncsu.edu
smbader@ncsu.edu
Thank You!Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA)