Quest 14: Learning Through Game Construction Copy

Learning Through Game Construction

You’ve gotten each Game Guru’s gobbledy-gook, plotted your PLN, anticipated your audience, outlined your objectives, navigated your narrative, and manifested your mechanics.  What’s left?

It’s time for the boss battle.  The biggest and final challenge.

In this quest you must draw from all of the special knowledge and skills you’ve acquired though The Inspiration Game and Gamify Your World.  Understanding how game construction can support your learning goals is the crucial before you are ready to gamify your entire learning system.

First, listen to the Professor Game Podcast about Constructivist Gaming

Then, browse through the sources below before you begin the Learning Through Game Construction Quiz.  (You don’t have to read EVERYTHING. All necessary quotes and references are embedded in the quiz.)

SOURCES

• • • Constructivism definition
    • Constructionism definition
    • Social constructivism definition
    • Vygotsky’s theory
    • Constructivism and Skill Based Pedagogy in the Higher Educational Context
    • Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning
    • Gamifying Student Engagement
    • Evaluating What Really Matters in Computer-Based Education
    • Towards the Gamification of Learning:  Investigating Student Perceptions of Game Elements
    • Constructivism and Motivation
    • Constructivism and Skill Based Pedagogy in the Higher Educational Context
    • Gaming, Gamification and BYOD in academic and library settings
    • Learner-generated content, or the best way to learn is to teach

Game Thinking Pedagogy

The Learning Through Game Construction quest includes the following intrinsic and extrinsic motivation techniques:

Self Assess

Feel free to compare your answers to your peers’ via the Learning Through Game Construction Quiz (Responses).   Refer to the POSSIBLE Answer Key at your leisure.

Make Your Own Google Form Quiz  (OPTIONAL)

Create a Google account before creating a Google Form quiz.  Google has a fantastic Learning Center.

Feedback

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