LEARNING GAMIFICATION

Third-party on-site course

Adapting lessons and activities for joyful and effective learning.

Published on: 29.03.2024

Next upcoming session:

08.07.2024 - 12.07.2024

Portugal , Algarve , Faro

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Description

Understand how Gamification can trigger joyful and effective learning. Learn how to design games, and plan lessons and activities to enhance student motivation, foster creativity, and critical thinking, and develop social competencies through team cooperation and positive competition. Discover how video games, simulation, augmented reality, and technology-aided outdoor activities can engage students and promote meaningful knowledge and competencies.

Upcoming sessions:
2024-07-08 to 2024-07-12, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
2025-07-07 to 2025-07-11, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)

Learning objectives

Gamification benefits for student engagement and effective learning;
Gamification, cognitive process, and motivation;
Gamification, critical thinking, and creativity development;
Planning and conducting a game-based lesson;
Collaboration and positive competitiveness on gamified scholar activities;
Digital games and technology-aided learning activities;
Selecting games for specific student groups and subjects;
Tools for collaboration in educational game-based projects;
Game-based simulations augmented reality and 360 videos;
Monitoring and assessing student performance on game-based activities.

* The course is held in the English language. English A2 (CEFR) level is recommended, but trainers are experienced in helping students with English language difficulties.

Methodology & assessment

A brief introduction to each of the topics.
Participants share experiences and best practices on each topic in group and plenary sessions.
Participants experiment with the use of games, install, configure, and explore tools and apps;
Participants visit public and private schools, from different levels and observe infrastructures and resources and their usage.
Individually or in groups, participants prepare lessons, using games and apps.

Certification details

Course participants will get a Certificate of participation and a Declaration of Obtained Competencies.Competences acquired will be validated by the course organizers on the Europass mobility. Participants must ask their national agency to issue the Europass.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

400

Euro
Package contents:

Course

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Other
Target audience type:

Teacher

Pedagogical Adviser

Other
Learning time:

25 hours or more