Operationalising gamification in an educational authentic environment

aut.conference.typePaper Published in Proceedings
aut.relation.endpage100
aut.relation.startpage93
aut.researcherWood, Lincoln
dc.contributor.authorReiners, T
dc.contributor.authorWood, LC
dc.contributor.authorChang, V
dc.contributor.authorGuetl, C
dc.contributor.authorHerrington, J
dc.contributor.authorTeräs, H
dc.contributor.authorGregory, S
dc.contributor.editorKommers, P
dc.contributor.editorIssa, T
dc.contributor.editorIsaías, P
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-11T05:31:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-11T05:31:51Z
dc.date.available2013-12-11T05:31:41Z
dc.date.available2013-12-11T05:31:51Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the inauthentic pedagogical approaches in current classroom and distance-learning environments, and will propose a methodology that utilises existing technologies to provide an immersive and authentic experience in education; i.e. to bridge the gap between the academic perspective and the real-world requirements. Industry postulate that recent graduates lack requisite skills, are often ignorant of the workings of company cultures, and are uncertain how to transfer their university-acquired theoretical knowledge to effective practice. We propose an environment that increases authenticity through inclusion of real-life complexity modelled in an immersive scenario, links scenarios into a comprehensive supply chain that supports exchange of information and repercussions/effects from actions between modules, and includes gaming mechanisms to increase student engagement further. Especially the gaming mechanisms are required to encourage student engagement in (and better manage their interaction/learning process with in a step-wise fashion, rather than ‘throwing them in the deep end’), reflection on, and learning from, the flow-on effects of an interlinked immersive, authentic, virtual, awesome, environment; otherwise, the complexity of the interlinked simulation would be too great to ensure effective learning!
dc.identifier.citationIADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society 2012 held at Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia, 2012-11-28 to 2012-11-30, published in: Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2012), pp.93 - 100
dc.identifier.isbn978-972-8939-77-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/6204
dc.publisherIADIS Press
dc.relation.replaceshttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/6203
dc.relation.replaces10292/6203
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectSkill training
dc.subjectVirtual environment
dc.subjectGame mechanism
dc.subjectEngagement
dc.subjectAuthentic learning
dc.titleOperationalising gamification in an educational authentic environment
dc.typeConference Contribution
pubs.elements-id149119
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