What is the Wiki Game? One of the results of my diploma program on integrating technology was me looking into gamification and ways to make a computer-based classroom more engaging and interactive. A big win for me is the idea of a weekly “guild... Read More
Use Guilds In Any Class To Increase Engagement
I’ve been gamifying my classes since 2011 in some capacity. Lately, I’ve decided that incorporating “Guilds” into your classroom is a fairly quick way to bring in some more fun and engagement without overhauling your entire... Read More
Presenting at the 2014 BC Business Educators Association Conference
I’ve been asked to once again present on gamification at the annual BC Business Educators Association Conference in October 2014. It was well received last year so I am hoping for good attendance again this year. Presentation... Read More
Guild Battle – Geo Guessr
Something really cool happened today. I didn’t have a guild battle prepared for Friday. I don’t know if it was the week flying by or just tired but anyhow I pitched it to my students at the start of class: “I’m taking... Read More
Guild Battle – Font Matching
I’ve been doing Friday guild battles with my IT class every week so far this semester. This one was particularly interesting, especially with regards to self-regulation and collaboration. The challenge was to play a font matching game and try to get... Read More
Guild Battle – Kerning Game
We played a kerning game today, created by the same folks that made the colour game (these are fantastic for anyone doing graphic design/ media arts / desktop pub). I wasn’t sure how this game would go over with the class but it seemed to be... Read More
Guild Battle – Colour Game
While I have done a full-fledged gamified curriculum, I have been experimenting this year with putting students in guilds and doing a weekly guild battle. It reminds me of the table groups that many elementary teachers use and the friendly competition... Read More
Guild Battle – The Wiki Game
In my “Integrating Technology” diploma program in 2011, I was really experimenting with the gamification of education. One thing that I found to be quite successful was the creation of guilds to provide students with a support network in... Read More
Moodle 2.5 Badges
I’m very excited to try out badges in Moodle 2.5. I just upgraded my Moodle this week and this is just one of the new features available. I can set up course badges to be automatically awarded to students based on preset criteria. For instance I... Read More
PVP Battles in the Classroom
I’ve been running a multiplayer classroom for a little bit over a month now and I’ve just started pitting guilds against each other. Most of the quests are PVE (Player versus environment) where their performance doesn’t make any... Read More