Why an Erasmus Staff KA1 Course about Gamification?
Gamification is a new concept that has garnered a significant momentum over 
the last few years. Games are already transforming the way we learn. Games
and simulations enable people to learn faster and make mistakes in a risk-free
environment instead of on the tasks or job.
This Erasmus KA1 course it is aimed at providing, from a practical and enjoyable perspective, a basic vision about gamification and its usefulness in the teachers’ daily routine and lessons plans.
Gamification is a new concept that has garnered a significant momentum over
the last few years. Games are already transforming the way we learn and teach. Games and simulations enable students to learn faster and make mistakes in a risk-free environment instead of on the tasks or job. Gamification in education can be particularly effective to engage learners and promote active participation and motivation in the classroom and outside.
Overall Pedagogical Aims were:
- To examine the mechanisms of gamification and provides an understanding of its effective use.
- To teach the mechanisms of gamification
- To benefit from using gamification on education
- To understand the motivation and design techniques
After the participation in the planned courses, the acquisition of the following skills is expected; our participants will be able to:
- Brainstorm ways in which this approach can be implemented cross-curricular or school-wide.
- Integrate gamification elements in their lessons to increase students’ activation.
- Get acquainted with the key elements and growing trends related to Gamification.
- Learn the main steps to integrate game-based elements and mechanism in education and gamify the classroom.
The course was based on the principles of non-formal learning and the main methods of education used will be: start with stimulants, brainstorming sessions, active discussion and exchange of experiences, work in small groups and interactive presentations of work results, role-games and etc.
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