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Gamification Influences the Learning Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, students are no longer the \u201ctypical\u201d learner. Sitting at desks and being told what to do on a worksheet or in a workbook. As a community, we need to meet students where they are. Coming out of a virtual world, students are used to technology-heavy learning. Now that we are back to in-person learning, using technology in the learning environment is critical to show students’ abilities. Gamification\/gaming is a valuable tool to promote creativity in students learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous games can be used to help students stay engaged with what they are learning. Games can promote critical thinking skills. Most importantly, it moves away from students being stationary in their seats. Competitiveness gets the students engaged and active because they all want to win the game. Creativity and innovation are necessary to incorporate gaming into the unit plan successfully. Not every game will work for every subject. Continuous adjustment and planning must ensure that the games maximize what the students need to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TCE Thresholds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teaching and learning honors people\u2019s full humanity. <\/em><\/strong>Using gamification\/gaming understands that students do not learn the same way. It recognizes that students may not have the resources to practice games at home and provides a chance to make learning fun in the classroom. Connecting with students inside and outside the classroom will help teachers in their creativity because they have created meaningful relationships to know how the students learn best. Gamification\/games can connect to the student’s interests as well. The meaningful connections are vital to using gamification\/gaming in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching is\/as intellectual engagement. <\/em><\/strong>Gamification\/gaming can be used to challenge the way students think about a topic. The point of gamification is to provide another outlet for student engagement and learning. To use this effectively, it needs to be an opening activity to introduce the next lesson. Since there are endless games, their difficulty would need to be increased to keep students thinking about their learning. We want students to be engaged, but we want them to think outside the box of what they are learning, which would need educators to construct and create various games to challenge the students’ intellectual engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blooket in Admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This week, I decided to use Blooket as an Admission Counselor. Blooket is similar to Kahoot. What makes Blooket unique is that you can compete in a fun game once you correctly answer a set of questions. This game reminds me of a reward system that can benefit students who love being rewarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I searched for College Admissions questions to allow my colleagues and me to test our knowledge as admission counselors. There are many pre-created questions that you could choose from. However, you can create your question set to use. Once you select the questions, you must decide what game you want to play.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tower Defense 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We played Tower Defense 2 on easy mode to get used to it. To play the game, you needed to answer three questions accurately. The first time you play a game, it walks you through it. Initially, I thought the game was fun, although I was not sure how the game worked because the instructions were unclear. Once I figured out how to play the game, I did have a great time. The only complaint would be that it is never-ending. The questions repeated, and it did not seem to end anytime soon. Also, I could not find the button to leave the game early.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Successes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n