i really dont want to see something like this in education. also your argument about deadlines really deadlines teach time management skills. the whole idea of gamification of education to me is essentially just rewarding the newer generations for having the attention span of a goldfish.
The education system is definitely stale and in dire need of reconstruction, but I don't think 'gamification' is the answer. To me, it sounds like a very complex way to stack more problems on top of our original ones. As it stands now, we're telling students to learn about thermal convection because it's on the test.…
Really? The most brilliant Educators and realtime Creatives are not capable of creating quality interactive education? And we are not willing to try cuz the dirty dirty games might infect are incredibly pristine perfect educational systems? This is an area I have put a lot of sweat into. ( not that I worked on an active…
http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/gamifying-education is a very nice little video that introduces and discusses some approaches :) I personally think the XP system you described is great, although I think you would need some kind of exams and graduations(read: deadlines) or else I fear some people may never get on with…
Oh I'm not saying that it has to be sterile at all, quite on the contrary. I should have worded it a bit better. I think that learning stuff is extremely cool - just not cool in the "basic" meaning of the word (instant gratification cool) I have fond memories of great teachers (mostly geography and history teachers now…
I'm still a bit surprised at all the negative feedback about gamification in this thread especially on a forum for game professionals. I think too many people are caught up in the MMO-like xp grind shallow aspect rather than what other possibilities there might be. I think that games have a lot to more to offer to the…
Perhaps, but I think it would be better if the educators paid attention to students not progressing as fast as the rest of the class and helped them "catch up" instead of imposing hard deadlines. Also, planning the difficulty and scope of the material with consideration to the amount of time it will likely be completed by…
Being an educator is not like being a cool friend. Learning is not a cool game. If anything, there should be work done by the parents *before* a kid even enters school, so that his/her brain is developed appropriately for learning, and his/her personality is strong enough to see interest in education. Granted, schools and…
I completely disagree with this. Why must teachers and students have a sterile unfriendly relationship? It would seem that both parties would put much less effort into teaching/learning in this type of situation. I also think that learning can definitely be made to be fun. Khan Academy seems to be doing a good job of that,…