Enhancing E-Learning Engagement Using Design Patterns from Computer Games

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese McGinnis ◽  
David W. Bustard ◽  
Michaela Black ◽  
Darryl Charles
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Learning Engagement ◽  
E Learning

Hard and light gamification in education: Which one to choose?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
E. V. Karmanova ◽  
V. A. Shelemetyeva
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Resource Requirements ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Game Elements

The article is devoted to the implementation of gamification methods in the educational process. The characteristic features of light and hard gamification are presented. The appropriateness of using gamification when applying e-learning technology is considered. Classification of courses based on hard gamification taking into account the technological features of development is proposed: courses-presentations, courses — computer games, VR/AR courses. The article also illustrates the use of various game elements of easy gamification using the example of the module “Level up! — Gamification” of the Moodle LMS. The capabilities of this module can be used in an electronic course by any teacher who has the skills of working with the Moodle.The authors present the analysis of the development of a training course in sales techniques using hard and light gamification technologies, where the course development was assessed for its complexity, manufacturability, and resource requirements. The results of the analysis showed that the development of courses using hard gamification requires much more financial and time-consuming than the development of courses using light gamification.The article evaluates the results of the educational intensiveness intense “Island 10–22”, held in July 2019 in Skolkovo, in which 100 university teams, teams of research and educational centers, teams of schoolchildren — winners of competitions, olympiads, hackathons (“Young Talents”) participated. The results of the intense confirmed the effectiveness of the use of light gamification methods in adult training. Thus, the conclusions presented in the article reveal a number of advantages that light gamification has in comparison with hard gamification.

Using Design Patterns to Support E-Learning Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 144-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherri S. Frizell ◽  
Roland Hübscher
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Design Pattern ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
E Learning

Design patterns have received considerable attention for their potential as a means of capturing and sharing design knowledge. This chapter provides a review of design pattern research and usage within education and other disciplines, summarizes the reported benefits of the approach, and examines design patterns in relation to other approaches to supporting design. Building upon this work, it argues that design patterns can capture learning design knowledge from theories and best practices to support novices in effective e-learning design. This chapter describes the authors’ work on the development of designs patterns for e-learning. It concludes with a discussion of future research for educational uses of design patterns.

Using Games for Primary School

2012 ◽  
pp. 769-781
Author(s):  
Steven Lopes Abrantes ◽  
Luis Gouveia
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Flow Experience ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Positive Effect

Computer games are a form of e-learning; the player is able to learn at his own rhythm in a fun, but effective way. One of the most important aims of these educational games is to motivate the pupils to make learning easier by using their own experiences. This study is based on the flow experience introduced by Csikszentmihalyi (1975). The person who undergoes the flow experience feels pleased and fully emerged in what he is doing and tends to repeat the activity. In the context of this study, information has been gathered through questionnaires utilizing the five dimensions of the flow state. The sample used consisted on twenty nine pupils; each of them played five games. At the end of the study, it was possible to conclude that the pupils experienced the flow and that it had a positive effect on their learning experiences.

scholarly journals Animation Effectiveness for E-Learning with Progressive Web App Approach: a Narrative Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.11) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Hadi Wijaya ◽  
Rabab Alayham Abbas ◽  
. .
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Review ◽  
Learning Engagement ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Web App ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Learning Concept

Understanding the content of a subject is the most fundamental thing a student should do to acquire the skills and knowledge. Animation is one way to provide an interesting way of learning. ALETRIA project is the reason to support the students for use animation methods that developed in novel e-learning concept. As a first step, the study of animation and e-learning development became the basis of this narrative literature. Terms of search that used in this paper is animation for learning, engagement and learner’s motivation. E-learning development with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) were excluded from the search terms. 29 papers were selected for review as they are relevant to the criteria. The combined results of these papers recommend that there is reason to confident that the development of e-learning animations with the PWA approach might be effective to use.  

Computer games as motivation for design patterns

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul V. Gestwicki
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Design Patterns

scholarly journals Motivational Elements in Computer Games for Learning Mathematics

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Petar Juric ◽  
Marija Brkic Bakaric ◽  
Maja Matetic
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Games For Learning ◽  
Educational Computer ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Continuous Feedback ◽  
Educational Computer Game ◽  
Experimental Group

One of the main drawbacks of delivering new teaching lessons in e-learning systems is the lack of motivation for using those systems. This paper analyses which elements of computer games for learning mathematics have a beneficial effect on intrinsic motivation and give students continuous feedback in order to improve the learning process. While the control group has access to the basic version of the educational computer game, the experimental group uses the version enriched with additional motivational elements which include enhanced graphics for indulging in the game, messages of support while playing the game, and the possibility to compare results with fellow peers in terms of trophies and medals won.

scholarly journals Implementing M-Learning System for Learning Mathematics Through Computer Games and Applying Neural Networks for Content Similarity Analysis of an Integrated Social Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (13) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Petar Juric ◽  
Marija Brkic Bakaric ◽  
Maja Matetic
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Educational Computer ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Content Similarity ◽  
Educational Computer Games

In order to make e-learning systems more readily available for use, the majority of new systems are being developed in a form suitable for mobile learning, i.e. m-learning. The paper puts focus on the parts of the implementation of an e-learning system which is not restricted to desktop platforms, but works equally well on smartphones and tablets in the form of m-learning. The implemented system uses educational computer games for learning Mathematics in primary schools and has an integrated social network, which is used for communication and publishing of the content related to the game. Besides analysing the platforms used for accessing the system (desktop/mobile), since students are given a choice, the paper also questions how to interpret messages when they contain concepts in student jargon or generally unknown to teachers, and shows that these messages can be interpreted by applying neural networks.

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