Gamifying the virtual learning environment: A case study

Williams, Rachel; Tarrabain, Chloe

Abstract

This presentation aims to contribute to deeper understandings of how gamification has been practically used on a first-year undergraduate module to encourage student engagement and participation beyond asynchronous sessions. Online innovations have been particularly pertinent in the context of the increasing roll-out of distance and online learning in higher education (Mishra et al, 2020), however this has also presented unique barriers engagement (Jaggars, 2014; Trow, 2006). The insights gained from this case study have helped to develop understandings into how gamification through blackboard can be used as a multifaceted tool which encourages participation, can be used as a tool for monitoring engagement and provides data which can be used to understand the ways students interact with module material.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: LTSE (Learning Teaching Student Experience), 2022
• Start Date: May 24, 2022
• End Date: May 25, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 13, 2023
• Keywords: Gamification, teaching and learning, engagement
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10549812
• Publisher URL: https://charteredabs.org/
• Related Public URLs: https://charteredabs.org/events/ltse2022/