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Gamification or Game-Based Learning? What’s the Difference?

Association eLearning

Gamification and game-based learning (sometimes abbreviated GBL) are both hot topics and the terms are often used interchangeably. Hopefully this will help: gamification is icing and GBL is cake. Gamification, “Icing”. Gamification is primarily used to motivate learners. Game-Based Learning, “A New Cake”.

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Game Based Learning: Is It Appropriate For My Association?

Association eLearning

According to BigFish games, 58% of Americans play video games , with 68% of that population older than 18. Why are games so popular, and how can we leverage gamification for association learning? Like any effective learning project, it’s critical to define your audience and determine if gamification is a good fit.

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Doing Gamification Wrong

Clark Quinn

As I’ve said before , I’m not a fan of ‘gamification’ Certainly for formal learning, where I think intrinsic motivation is a better area to focus on than extrinsic. However, I think gamification is overused. So here’s an example of doing gamification wrong. So how does gamification help?

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Learning Games and Gamification

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction The Training, Learning, and Development Community recently hosted Learning by Doing: Games and Gamification for Instructional Design. It was three days with ten sessions and fourteen speakers that added up to one amazing conference focused on learning games.

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Why You Absolutely Need Gamification in E-Learning

Docebo

There’s a reason when you want your children to do something, you gamify the task (let’s admit it, most of us have used The Quiet Game at some point). Whether it’s earning a badge on our LinkedIn or seeing fireworks on our FitBits for hitting our daily step goal, a little bit of added animation goes a long way. What is Gamification?

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eLearning Trends for 2015: Here to Stay or Go Away?

Association eLearning

It’s like the concept of “freemium” games where a game is free, but the add-ons have a small fee. Gamification. Gamification, not to be confused with game-based learning, is the use of game elements such as leaderboards and badges, in courses. Share this on LinkedIn. Verdict: Here to Stay ( for now ).

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eLearning Gamification: How to Implement Gamification in Your Learning Strategy

eLearningMind

Share on linkedin. If the idea of gaming at work conjures images of isolated employees hunkering over their laptops and secretly playing Minecraft in their cubicles—think again. Gamification training, or the use of game play elements in a learning experience, is one of the hottest trends in corporate training.