Gamification in the Classroom

• Learn at your own pace.
• Enroll at any time.
• Completion time frames vary for courses listed, but most take 3 or 4 months to complete.
• You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit.

This course will explore the principles of gaming and gamification, as well as how these principles can impact – both positively and negatively – student engagement and success in the classroom. Participants will explore the key components of popular games and apply them to their own classroom procedures and pedagogy. The course will culminate in a Gamified Unit Outline in which participants will incorporate gamification principles and processes into a new or existing unit lesson. Popular tools for gamifying a classroom will also be explored.