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Gamification in ELT
This document discusses using games and gamification techniques to enhance language learning. It explains that games motivate learners and encourage language production. Gamification can make learning fun by incorporating game mechanics. Some ideas presented include using adventure games to practice vocabulary and language skills. ClassDojo and Chore Wars are suggested as classroom gamification tools. The document provides recommendations for integrating games and addresses practical considerations like grouping learners and accessing walkthroughs.
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Gamification in ELT
- 1. Gamification Practical ideas for ELT Graham Stanley graham.stanley@gmail.com @grahamstanley http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 2. Digital Play Computer Games and Language Aims http://www.digitalplay.info/blog http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk
- 3. Digital Play Computer Games and Gamification Language Aims Using game thinking and Why? game design What? techniques to How? enhance non- game contexts
- 4. Digital Play Gamification It's not just about computer games It's about hard fun Nicole Lazarro: http://xeodesign.com/whyweplaygames.html
- 8. Digital Play Gamification https://www.coursera.org/course/gamification
- 9. Digital Play Why? “Games are a more natural way to learn than traditional classrooms. Not only have humans been learning by playing games since the beginning of our species, but intelligent animals have as well.” (Clark Aldrich, Learning Online with Games,Simulations and Virtual Worlds, 2009) http://www.clarkaldrichdesigns.com
- 10. Digital Play Why? Relevance There are 1 million gamers in UK Average young person in UK will spend 10,000 hours gaming by the age of 21* http://www.digitalplay.info/blog *Jane McGonigal - Reality is broken
- 11. Digital Play Why? Engaging Games make learning fun Games capture learners' attention http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 12. Digital Play Why? Communication Games encourage language production Learners love talking about games http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 13. Digital Play Why? Teaching Games can be easily adapted for teaching Games can be used to practise all language skills http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 14. What is yourfavourite thing you do with technology at home http://milesberry.net/?p=476#more-476
- 15. What is yourfavourite thing you do with technology at school http://milesberry.net/?p=476#more-476
- 16. Digital Play No Computers in your classroom? http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
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- 18. Digital Play Lee Sheldon http://gamingtheclassroom.wordpress.com
- 19. Gamifying Education Grading http://bit.ly/PJL3fU (used with permission) Full video: http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/gamifying-education
- 20. Gamification in ELT? http://www.cambridge.org/es/elt/
- 21. Digital Play One Computer in your classroom? http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 22. Digital Play British Council TeachingEnglish Progress generator http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk
- 23. Digital Play Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com
- 24. Digital Play Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com
- 25. Digital Play Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com
- 26. Digital Play One Computer in the classroom? Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com
- 27. Digital Play Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com
- 28. Digital Play Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com
- 29. Digital Play Chore wars http://www.chorewars.com http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 30. Digital Play Chore wars http://www.chorewars.com http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 31. Digital Play Chore wars http://www.chorewars.com http://www.digitalplay.info/blog
- 32. Digital Play Epic win http://www.rexbox.co.uk/epicwin
- 33. Digital Play Computer Games in ELT Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Use of English
- 34. Digital Play http://playspent.org
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- 36. Digital Play Multiple Computers? www.bubblebox.com/play/adventure/1747.h
- 37. Digital Play What's it for? The aim of the game : The learners predict what to do with a list of pairs of game objects, check their answers by playing the game and then write down the answers using the passive voice. Prepare to play: Choose an adventure game and start playing it. As you play, make a note of what you do with the objects that appear in the game (or use the walkthrough to save time) and produce a list similar to the example below. Make a copy of this list for each learner. You will also need to use online dictionaries. Play: Hand out the list of objects and tell the learners they are to guess how they are used together in the game. Ask the learners to talk together in groups of three and to use the online dictionaries to find out the meaning of the words they do not understand. After fifteen minutes, stop them and ask them to tell you what they think the relationship is between each pair of objects in the game: e.g. I think you use the hairpin to open the shed, etc. They then play the game together. The game should be easier to play because they know which objects they need to use together, but if they get stuck, encourage them to read the walkthrough to find out what to do next. Finally, once they have played the game (or part of the game if it's long), ask them to look again at the pairs of words and to write about them. Encourage the use of the passive voice here: e.g. The hairpin is used to open the shed, etc. Play on:The learners can continue playing the game and finish off writing passive sentences about the objects.
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- 41. Live listening http://amanita-design.net/samorost-2
- 42. Digital Play Finding and using a walkthrough
- 43. Digital Play Howto approach task design? http://www.braid-game.com
- 44. Digital Play Support for preparation of materials
- 45. Digital Play Procedure and practicalities learner grouping – pairs or groups use handouts – clear instructions / task teacher uses game guide (walkthrough) encourage use of English during computer use learners explore, examine and pick up objects pause game and reflect on puzzles together those who solve puzzle tell whole class discuss where they been and what seen authentic information gap activity
- 46. Digital Play Recommended reading http://janemcgonigal.com/
- 47. Digital Play Recommended reading http://tomchatfield.net/
- 48. Digital Play Recommended reading http://epistemicgames.org
- 49. Digital Play Recommended reading http://www.jamespaulgee.com
- 50. Digital Play Introductory booklet http://bit.ly/xiWeNC
- 51. Thank you! Any questions? @grahamstanley graham.stanley@gmail.com http://learningthroughdigitalgames.wikispaces.com
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- #37 The aim of the game : The learners predict what to do with a list of pairs of game objects, check their answers by playing the game and then write down the answers using the passive voice. Prepare to play: Choose an adventure game and start playing it. As you play, make a note of what you do with the objects that appear in the game (or use the walkthrough to save time) and produce a list similar to the example below. Make a copy of this list for each learner. You will also need to use online dictionaries. Play: Hand out the list of objects and tell the learners they are to guess how they are used together in the game. Ask the learners to talk together in groups of three and to use the online dictionaries to find out the meaning of the words they do not understand. After fifteen minutes, stop them and ask them to tell you what they think the relationship is between each pair of objects in the game: e.g. I think you use the hairpin to open the shed, etc. They then play the game together. The game should be easier to play because they know which objects they need to use together, but if they get stuck, encourage them to read the walkthrough to find out what to do next. Finally, once they have played the game (or part of the game if it's long), ask them to look again at the pairs of words and to write about them. Encourage the use of the passive voice here: e.g. The hairpin is used to open the shed, etc. Play on: The learners can continue playing the game and finish off writing passive sentences about the objects.
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