...Gamification in Education Tina Terry EDU 620 Meeting Individual Student Needs With Technology Instructor: Tamara Carter Gamification in Education Gamification has the benefit of bringing people together to solve a problem or for you to defeat a problem on your own. Games can be used in a teaching environment to help promote specific learning skills. “Today’s schools face major problems around student motivation and engagement. Gamification, or the incorporation of game elements into non-game settings, provides an opportunity to help schools solve these difficult problems” (Joey J. Lee & Jessica Hammer, 2011). McGonigal (2011) states that “gamification recognizes the value of extended practice, and develop personal qualities such as persistence, creativity, and resilience through extended play” (Technology, 2010). Gaming used in any method can be used to increase students’ motivation through engagement. The use of gamification in classrooms has the benefit of making classes more task-oriented, through gaming students can collaborate regularly in small and large groups. Students can develop enhanced critical thinking skills by completing different tasks in group settings. There are many reasons gamification can be used in the classroom. According to Whitton, (2009) she argues that well designed games can provide authentic learning (p.78). She also believes that gamification helps provide a constructivist learning environment in the classroom. “The constructivist...
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...Instructor Date The role of the e-sport tournaments activities in increasing customer engagement in video game industry in China E-sport tournaments E-sport is basically, competitive gaming that involves computer games and other related forms of games that can be addictive. Many people who involve themselves in the sports can get addicted to them in the case where there are structures that enhance their engagement in the games and tournaments. The customer can easily be engaged when the sports have aspects of addiction that can come as a result of elements of reward. The Chinese video game industry is worth millions of dollars and needs to keep the customers in order to enhance the flow of profits and growth of the e-games through addictive tournaments. E-tournaments do engage customers and make the games addictive because of the continuous engagement in the same and the rewards that come from customer performance. Gaming is a popular TV sport in Korea with channels, leagues, teams, superstar players dedicated, adoring opportunities of multinationals and female fans have ignored. Ongagemenet, the first cable TV channel solely devoted to online gaming, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Star League, which was a testament to the popularity and longevity of a phenomenon of TV gaming that is popularly known as e-sports. The popularity of a single platform of a game, Starcraft has swept the Korean nation through first forming gaming leagues that are private in PC rooms...
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...Duolingo --- Gamification Poured into Language Lessons When I was learning English as a foreign language, I have experienced various methods of English training. One training system I thought was interesting and innovative is Duolingo. Description: Duolingo is a free-language learning and crowd sourced text translation platform. The service is designed so that, as users progress through the lessons, they simultaneously help to translate websites and other documents. Specifically, Duolingo provides 2 model: education and business. For education model, it offers extensive written lessons and dictation, with speaking practice for more advanced users. It has a gamified skill tree that users can progress through and a vocabulary section where learned words can be practiced. For business model, it employs a crowd sourced business model, where members of the public are invited to translate content and vote on translations. The content comes from organizations that pay Duolingo to translate. But in this assignment, I will only focus on its education model since it provides some very innovative training methods. Application: Duolingo is available on the Web, iOS, Android and Window Phone platforms. For example, you can get start Duolingo Wen easily by entering this URL (https://www.duolingo.com/) in your browsers. Followed by the directions, you have to pick a language you want to study and set yourself a daily goal. Then you can begin the online lessons whenever you want. By learning...
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...2. Give special attention to the sites for later class visits so that negative impacts from activities, such as a grieving attack, can be reduced to minimum 3. Do a stress test of the lab facilities to ensure proper functioning of systems during class exercises while letting students be aware of the technological constraints so they won’t be overly frustrated when facing technical difficulties 4. Offer training to students before carrying out any crucial tasks to make sure students know how to navigate in the system and how to control their avatars 5. Combine videos, hands-on lab sessions in Second Life and research-based projects to improve student engagement and learning during class discussions. 6. Give students the freedom to form groups and to select project topics in an area related to the course to increase student motivation 7. Design activities for small groups to ensure that the instructor and students won’t be overwhelmed by the task needed. 8. Determine the role of Second Life in the course before designing or implementing any activities Recommendations Careful consideration on the training materials and exercises need to be taken before the start of any activities in virtual world. Instructors should also consider the technical feasibility of their particular computer lab environment. The...
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...Social Networks Personal Use Purpose This allows for individuals to share private images and videos with your friends along with family, this will allow for you to connect with old school friends that you may not see everyday or could live in a different location than you, this allows for your family and friends to still keep in contact with you and see what activities you’ve been up to. Business Use Purpose Facebook is a great tool for the likes of businesses or public figures, as it allows for them to connect with customers, fans. To hear their thoughts on their work or products. Businesses commonly make Facebook pages, where their customers can follow. The business would post new content, along with provide organizational news, offer deals and introduce products. This is an important marketing tool as they can reach a large number of people with targeted advertising, creating ads specifically for Facebook that are tailored to appear on the pages of specific groups of people they hope to reach. Examples Facebook is the most commonly used social media website, it’s a great way to post status of your thoughts or sharing exciting news, of a new job, new car or even the fact you’re getting married. This allows for allow your accepted friends to hear about your news, Facebook allows friends to comment on your photos and status to congratulate you or share their thoughts. Opportunities Provided to Individuals There is a wide range of opportunities available for individuals...
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...UTILIZATION OF IT IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Aneta Karasek Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland aneta.karasek@umcs.pl Abstract: Nowadays increasing role of information technologies and strategic role of human resources management have influence on enterprises. Moreover rapid development of information technologies affects the process of human resources management in enterprises. The aim of the paper is the analysis of utilization of IT in human resources management in high-tech enterprises in the USA. These practices will be presented in following areas: recruitment and selection, development and training, performance management, motivation, talent management, employee self-service systems. There will be also presented results of studies on the utilization of IT tools in HRM conducted in Polish enterprises. Results of conducted survey shows increasing utilization and variety of IT solutions in all surveyed areas in high-tech enterprises in the USA what caused the crucial influence of HRM process. The level of IT tool implementation in HRM processes taking place in Polish enterprises is low, which, according to enterprises, results from the lack of funds for implementation of this type of solutions. In the future enterprises are planning further implementation due to drawn advantages, consolidate individual HRM processes and implement cloud-based solutions. Keywords: human resources management, information technology, e-HR, HRM practices 1567 1...
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...capture new topics for standardization activities. Technology Watch Reports assess new technologies with regard to existing standards inside and outside ITU-T and their likely impact on future standardization. Previous reports in the series include: Intelligent Transport Systems and CALM Telepresence: High-Performance Video-Conferencing ICTs and Climate Change Ubiquitous Sensor Networks Remote Collaboration Tools Technical Aspects of Lawful Interception NGNs and Energy Efficiency Standardization Activities for Intelligent Transport Systems Distributed Computing: Utilities, Grids & Clouds The Future Internet ICTs and Food Security Biometrics and Standards Decreasing Driver Distraction ICT as an Enabler for Smart Water Management Using Submarine Communications Networks to Monitor the Climate Standards and eHealth The Optical World Trends in Video Games and Gaming ITU-T Technology Watch Report September 2011 Video gaming is a global phenomenon, a fast-moving multibillion dollar business, cutting across all age groups and gender. This ITU-T Technology Watch Report surveys some of the latest developments in the world of video games, describes the most common gaming platforms and terminals and highlights new technologies enabling a better gaming experience and associated standardization activities. http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/techwatch Printed in Switzerland Geneva, 2011 The rapid change of the telecommunication/information and communication technologies...
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...World Robot Boxing Game Assessment report -Submitted by Abhay Arya Contents: Serial No. Name Page 1. Mobile Gaming Industry 2 2. Indian Mobile Gaming Scenario 3 3. Reliance Entertainment 4 4. Real Steel World Robot Boxing 5 5. Game Metric Analysis 7 6. References 11 1|P A G E Mobile Gaming Industry: The worldwide video game marketplace, which is driven by strong mobile gaming and video game console and software sales, the market is forecast to reach $111 billion by 2015. Mobile games are the fastest-growing segment of the market, with revenue set to nearly double between 2013 and 2015 from $13.2 billion to $22 billion. It is growing so fast that it’s expanding the traditional video game industry far beyond its old borders. Digi-Capital recently issued a report that predicts mobile gaming could drive the whole game software industry’s revenues to 100$ billion by 2017. The mobile and online game can grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 23.6 percent to 60$ billion by 2017. Asia is becoming the biggest driver of economic value in mobile and online games, with the best companies’ revenue growth and profit margins becoming the envy of foreign competitors. Asia and Europe combined could take more than 80 percent of the global revenue share for mobile and online games. Nine of the top 10 game M&A deals of 2013 had Asian buyers, compared to eight out of 10 in 2012. Thirteen out of 15 game initial public offerings...
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...those hooks. Partnering with Psychster Inc., students in the University of Washington Master of Communication program in Digital Media (MCDM) applied this method to 236 Facebook users who rated the importance of 90 value-propositions via an online survey. The 6 user types that were found can be remembered by the acronym FBSIGN: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Fans join interest groups based on politics, art, and music, and they often link their Facebook account to other websites. Branders prefer public to private networking, and they often use Facebook as a tool for business, building a personal brand, or accumulating social capital. Social-Searchers employ Facebook to learn about news, media, and entertainment, but they show little interest in apps and games....
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...or “executive suites” which demand a conventional lease whereas a true virtual office does not require that expense” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_office). Virtual office is the new office of the future. Although a virtual office has been around for a while, it has not been used by everyone because when the concept was adopted, there was not much technology developed yet to support it. Now, with the increasing amount of technology for home use, now companies can move more jobs to this form of an office. The most common careers using virtual office is customer service representative’s jobs. A plan is put into place when designing what an office should look like in the future. When a company designs a model for a project; there is also a model designed for future offices. Corporate America has designers to create an office. What I love is that Corporate also has to...
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...ANSWER SHEET Course Code: | | Course Title: | | Student ID: | | Name: | | Location: | | Task 1: As a consultant, decide to use a a systematic approach to help Spinneys – the famous retail chain to expand their customer outreach in Dubai in line with the 3 directions given by Spinneys. 50 marks. Spinneys is a super-market chain in the Middle East which began as railway provision merchants in 1924, and expanded to a grocery firm importing British Empire goods to the Mandate Palestine. Spinneys’ Dubai chapter started in1961, with the first super-market opening in Al-Nasr Square in 1962. Today it operates multiple supermarkets in the Middle East. 1 The task entails proposing Spinneys to launch a non-typical online delivery model to expand customers outreach in Dubai by utilizing the time people spend in metro stations, bus stops and similar places to order products from the store via QR-Code technology or any other suitable technology in those lines. The first constraint laid out by Spinneys is to utilize the time people spend while waiting at metro stations, bus-stops and other waiting times to order online which they could implement was through online shopping facility. The second constraint was to use QR codes for this initiative and the third constraint was that they did not want to invest in own data centers for any computing requirements. My proposal in line with this constraint would be to provide 1. e-koisk with touch screen at metro stations, tram...
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...businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. For more information about the Assessment & Information group of Pearson, visit http://www.pearsonassessments.com/. About Pearson’s Research Reports Pearson’s research report series provides preliminary dissemination of reports and articles prepared by TMRS staff, usually prior to formal publication. Pearson’s publications in .pdf format may be obtained at: http://www.pearsonassessments.com/research. GAMING IN EDUCATION Abstract 2 The use of simulations and digital games in learning and assessment is expected to increase over the next several years. Although there is much theoretical support for the benefits of digital games in learning and education, there is mixed empirical support. This research report provides an overview of the theoretical and empirical evidence behind five key claims about the use of digital games in education. The claims are that digital games (1) are built on sound learning principles, (2) provide more engagement for the learner, (3) provide personalized learning opportunities, (4) teach 21st century skills, and (5) provide an environment for authentic and relevant assessment. The evidence for each claim is presented and directions for future research are...
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...able to find the locations of snipers” (Wikipedia, 2013). What made Mendoza snapped out was when his brother and son were taken away by the police in the live television coverage. This resulted to a failed hostage rescue attempt because eight (8) hostages were killed. It may be the Philippine National Police’s fault, or Mayor Alfredo Lim’s or Vice-Mayor Isko Moreno’s, or even President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s, but there is no doubt that the news networks who covered the whole police activity were also at fault. If the media limited themselves and did not directly involved in the hostage crisis, the hostility might have been minimized. The lesson learned from this hostage crisis in media perspective, news networks must limit their live video coverage especially for police tactics and strategies. Because media constructs...
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... Post Selection Tactics 73 75 Promoting Engagement - by Liz King 76 Considering Usage - by Liz King 77 Solving Wifi Issues - by Liz King 78 Financial Support - by Liz King 78 82 Credits 83 84 Disclaimer 86 appendix - research Why Version 3? Structure of the Event App Bible v3 Event Apps: Hype or Substance? Where are we now? Do You Need an Event App? Purchasing Factors Earning Adoption - by Liz King Data and Analytics - by Michelle Bruno Partners AD event app bible PREFACE The revolution started just over seven years ago. The iPhone combined with the App Store introduced a new paradigm that all modern smartphones followed. This model has transformed the telecommunication industry, the software industry and society in general. Today, more than 1.3 million apps for both iOS and...
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...The Benefits of Playing Video Games Isabela Granic, Adam Lobel, and Rutger C. M. E. Engels Radboud University Nijmegen Video games are a ubiquitous part of almost all children’s and adolescents’ lives, with 97% playing for at least one hour per day in the United States. The vast majority of research by psychologists on the effects of “gaming” has been on its negative impact: the potential harm related to violence, addiction, and depression. We recognize the value of that research; however, we argue that a more balanced perspective is needed, one that considers not only the possible negative effects but also the benefits of playing these games. Considering these potential benefits is important, in part, because the nature of these games has changed dramatically in the last decade, becoming increasingly complex, diverse, realistic, and social in nature. A small but significant body of research has begun to emerge, mostly in the last five years, documenting these benefits. In this article, we summarize the research on the positive effects of playing video games, focusing on four main domains: cognitive, motivational, emotional, and social. By integrating insights from developmental, positive, and social psychology, as well as media psychology, we propose some candidate mechanisms by which playing video games may foster real-world psychosocial benefits. Our aim is to provide strong enough evidence and a theoretical rationale to inspire new programs of research on the largely unexplored...
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