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-====== Practical Gamification A.K.A. Gameful Learning ======+===== Practical Gamification A.K.A. Gameful Learning =====
  
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 [size=150%]Gamification is not new.[/size] \\ [size=150%]Gamification is not new.[/size] \\
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 [size=150%]...BUT...[/size] \\ [size=150%]...BUT...[/size] \\
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 [size=150%]It actually is.[/size]\\ [size=150%]It actually is.[/size]\\
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 At least, the way we are doing it here.\\ At least, the way we are doing it here.\\
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 Points, Badges, Leaderboards, ... oh my ....\\ Points, Badges, Leaderboards, ... oh my ....\\
 None of that is new, and here's a secret....\\ None of that is new, and here's a secret....\\
 None of that is really what gamification **should** be about.\\ None of that is really what gamification **should** be about.\\
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-Gamification, //when done right// is **NOT** about trading your stick for a carrot.\\ +Gamification, [color=red]//when done right//[/color] is **NOT** about trading your stick for a carrot.\\ 
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-Gamification, //when done right// is about using those elements in games that help to make games FUN, and compelling.\\ +Gamification, [color=red]//when done right//[/color] is about using those elements from games that help to make games FUN, and compelling.\\ 
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-Gamification, //when done right// is about using those aspects of games that **//support us as we learn//** what we need to learn in order to get to the end.\\ +Gamification, [color=red]//when done right//[/color] is about using those aspects of games that **//support us as we learn//** what we need to learn in order to get to the end.\\
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 We are offering a fresh take on/new look at what’s wrong with our current way of teaching/running a course, not from an administrative perspective, but from INSIDE the classroom. We are offering a fresh take on/new look at what’s wrong with our current way of teaching/running a course, not from an administrative perspective, but from INSIDE the classroom.
  
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 Forget the hype and inflated predictions.\\ Forget the hype and inflated predictions.\\
 The strategies in this site and the books are ones that anyone can implement.  The strategies in this site and the books are ones that anyone can implement. 
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 If you implement even some of the strategies described in this site, I can almost guarantee you that your students will be happier, be more engaged in the material, and, ultimately, learn more. If you implement even some of the strategies described in this site, I can almost guarantee you that your students will be happier, be more engaged in the material, and, ultimately, learn more.
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 +by Katrin Becker
  
 +If you are confused about the distinctions between gamification, game-based learning, etc. etc., as MANY people are, have a look here:\\
 +(I will be creating a revised edition of this image in my 101 books. For now, if you wish to use this image, please use this citation as the source. )\\
 +__**Becker, K. (2021). What’s the difference between gamification, serious games, educational games,and game-based learning? Academia Letters, Article 209. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL209**__
  
-by Katrin Becker+{{ ::games_versus_2021.png?nolink |}}