Gamification Basics
This is the core theory of gamification in education, where students learn while simultaneously having fun.
What is E-learning gamification?
When we achieve something important in a game, our brain rewards us by releasing this chemical, making learning addictive.
What is dopamine?
This is the very first step in the 10-step guide to creating a profitable online course.
What is brainstorm and pick a course topic?
This is the most significant advantage automation offers to teachers, allowing them to spend it on "something more substantial."
What is time?
These digital rewards encourage students to complete webinars or online courses to earn "microcredentials."
What are badges?
These are three common game-based elements used in learning materials to drive engagement.
What are point scoring, homework games, peer competition, teamwork, or score tables?
Gamification helps students deal with this natural phenomenon by encouraging them to reattempt tasks without embarrassment.
What is failure?
This free tool is recommended for checking if potential students are actually searching for your proposed course topic.
What is Google Trends (or Google Keyword Planner)?
Automation in tests allows learners to receive this immediately, which motivates them to work on their weak points.
What is rapid (or immediate) feedback?
Employers often use certifications as this type of criteria when hiring for a job.
What is selection criteria?
This specific approach involves students going through gamified activities that map to required qualities, often using a personalized digital character.
What is an avatar-based approach?
These two visual tools allow students to take stock of how far they have progressed in their learning at any time.
What are progress bars and learning maps (or numerical scores)?
This concept involves producing only a small part of a course, like the first module, to test if anyone wants to buy it before doing the heavy work.
What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?
This AI-infused feature helps to prevent suspicious activity during online examinations.
What is Smart Proctoring (or intelligent cheating prevention)?
This specific type of certificate is awarded only after a student passes a final exam specifically designed for that purpose.
What is a Certificate of Knowledge?
Developed by MIT’s Media Lab, this is the reigning champion tool for teaching students how to build their own games.
What is Scratch?
Gamification is effective because it keeps students in this emotional state while pushing them slightly outside of it to learn.
What is their comfort zone?
According to experts like Angel Rodriguez, each individual course lesson should ideally be kept under this time limit.
What is 12 minutes?
Automation helps maintain exam confidentiality by using these two methods for question delivery.
What is encrypting question papers and shuffling question order?
This type of certificate is awarded simply for finishing all the learning units or getting a passing grade in the course.
What is a Certificate of Completion?
Unlike the Scratch camp which relies on internal empowerment, gamification primarily relies on this type of motivation.
What is external (or extrinsic) motivation?
After adding gaming feedback, the site DevHub saw the percentage of users who finished their sites shoot up by this much.
What is from 10% to 80%?
To identify a core marketing message, a creator must answer these three specific questions.
What is "What problem do I solve?", "Who is my course for?", and "What is my mission?"
Analytical tools integrated into automated software allow teachers to fix this specific issue by identifying questions many learners get wrong
What is misleading or unclear content?
Uteach highlights this specific "connection" as one of its most outstanding features for online education.
What is the connection of Course — Test — Certificate?