E-Learning Gamification:

 Elearning Gamification

Six Elements to Incorporate Into Your Design & Examples of Gamification

Cindy Ward

01.23.2021

Ed Plan & Development for Online







INTRODUCTION

Games incorporated into the eLearning experience can motivate, educate, and engage users.  Most of the time, designers are not creating full-blown video games, but they are incorporating gaming elements into the learning experience.

Gaming elements such as:

Six Elements 

  1. Story

  2. Visual Design

  3. Competition

  4. Challenge

  5. Reward

  6. Feedback

Three engaging examples of gamification in elearning

  1. Quiz with badges

  2. Simulation

  3. Storytelling video

Play the game

Gamification

Game Site


Quiz with Badges

https://www.elucidat.com/showcase/#interactive-christmas-quiz


Simulation

https://www.elucidat.com/showcase/#sales-simulation


Storytelling Video

https://www.unit9.com/project/lifesaver-cpr/


Benefits of gamification

Techniques used in learning design approaches and their relationship to retention of learning:

EI Design Gamification

https://elearningindustry.com/top-6-benefits-of-gamification-in-elearning

Gamification can provide an effective approach to enhancing learning. This is on account of these inherent features:

  1. It provides the learners with a sense of achievement.

  2. It provides an engaging learner experience leading to anticipated behavior change.

  3. It encourages learners to progress through the content, motivate action, and eventually influence behavior.

  4. It evokes friendly competition.

CONCLUSION

Engaging learners in elearning with gamification can be as simple as adding levels, points, and badges.  Gamification in elearning can increase recall and retention, prompt behavioral change, create a better learning experience and environment, apply for most learning needs, and facilitate better learner engagement.


REFERENCES

  1. Karaolis, S., Stephanie is a freelance learning designer and copywriter, & Read more articles by Stephanie Karaolis. (2020, September 14). 4 engaging examples of gamification in elearning. Retrieved from https://www.elucidat.com/blog/gamification-in-elearning-examples/

  2. Pandey, A. (2018, October 03). Top 6 Benefits Of Gamification In eLearning. Retrieved from https://elearningindustry.com/top-6-benefits-of-gamification-in-elearning

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