Colleges,
Thanks to Cynthia Zafft for alerting us to this free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that might be of interest. Beginning March 6th the course, involves a level of effort of about 2-3 hours a week.
Course Description
“Leading Change: Go Beyond Gamification with Gameful Learning” instructs school leaders and teachers on tools and strategies to support gameful learning in schools.
Developed in partnership with Microsoft, this education course aims to transform teaching and learning at all levels through explorations of how the features that make video games great learning environments can be used in formal learning environments to increase learner engagement on a local, regional and global scale. By creating classroom learning environments that support learners’ senses of autonomy, competence and relatedness, school leaders are able to promote actively engaged and resilient learning.
Gameful learning is a new way to conceive curriculum and assessment that provides concrete support for personalizing learning for every student. You will learn to design gameful learning environments and apply a systematic framework that leads to enhanced intrinsic motivation and engagement for students.
David J. Rosen, Moderator
Technology and Learning CoP
djrosen123@gmail.com