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A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network
Jorge Simes, Instituto Superior Politcnico Gaya, Portugal Rebeca Daz Redondo, Universidad de Vigo, Spain Ana Fernndez Vilas, Universidad de Vigo, Spain
3rd International Conference on TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING, QUALITY OF EDUCATION and EDUCATION REFORM
Motivations
for
research
in
Game-based
Learning
and
Gamification of Education.
How Game-based Learning has been applied in schools. Gamification and Social Gamification: definitions. Research guidelines and main features for a social gamification
framework.
Applying social gamification in a social learning environment. Conclusions and Future work.
Young people today grow up immersed in a myriad of digital devices, thinking and processing information in a radically different way from their predecessors.
They share common interests... They need new ways of learning that are more interactive, participative, engaging and individualized.
http://www.mackcollier.com/how-much-does-socialmedia-cost-in-2011/
Young people like videogames
Teachers face a problem
and
Use Solution ? videogames in schools
We got students engaged in school activities
Young people dont feel motivated by school
Game-based Learning
Approaches to Game-based Learning:

Using commercial off-theshelf videogames Contents are limited and may not be complete and accurate Require large budgets to compete in quality with commercial videogames
Using serious games
Put students building their own games
Need for teachers with expertise in game design and game development
Another approach
Young people like videogames
and
Using game Solution ? elements in learning activities
We got students engaged in school activities
Young people dont like school
Gamification of Education
Gamification
The use of game design elements in non-game contexts, to drive game like engagement in order to promote desired behaviors.
(Following definitions by Deterding, S., Dixon, D., Khaled, R., Nacke, L. (2011). From Game Design Elements to Gamefulness: Defining Gamification. In Proceedings of MindTrek 2011 and Bunchball, Inc.: Gamification 101: An Introduction to the Use of Game Dynamics to Influence Behavior (2010) )
Gartner Hype Cycle
http://www.gartner.com/hc/images/215650_0001.gif
Before 2010 the word gamification had never been searched into Google
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Social Gamification
The use of game design elements from social games in non-game contexts, to drive game like engagement in order to promote desired behaviors.
Video games
Gamification
Social Games
Social Gamification
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Gamification
The use of game design elements in nongame contexts, to drive game like engagement in order to promote desired behaviors.
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game design elements

also known as Game mechanics Game dynamics Frameworks Gameplay mechanics Game thinking Game attributes Game metaphors
(list of game mechanics in http://gamification.org/wiki/Game_Mechanics)
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non-game contexts
Education: High potential for the application of gamification. Schools already use several game elements: Points for completing assignments Points translate to badges (grades) Rewards for desired behaviors Punishments for undesirable behaviors New level at the end of an academic year
Lee, J., Hammer, J.: Gamification in Education: What, How, Why Bother? Academic Exchange Quarterly, 15(2) (2011)
(see Extra Credits: Gamifying Education Video)
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game like engagement

Using game elements does not translate directly to engagement
http://progresswars.com/
RQ1: how can social gamification help educators and schools to motivate students?
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desired behaviors
How and under what circumstances can game elements drive learning behavior?
RQ2: how effective is the use of social gamification in education?

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Research Guidelines:
Identify the most common game elements that are present in social games;
Choose a set of those game elements for implementation in a K-6 social learning environment;
The platform will then include a set of gamification tools that will be used with two purposes:
Improving users loyalty and motivating them to a more active use of the platform. Enable teachers to set up gamified and personalised learning activities.
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The framework should enable teachers to:

Allow repetead experimentation; Include rapid feedback cycles; Adapt tasks to skill levels; Increase tasks difficulty as students skills improve; Break complex tasks into shorter and simple sub-tasks; Allow different routes to success; Allow the recognition and reward by teachers, parents and other students.
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Behaviors and Attitudes:

Motivate and engage students in their learning processes; Allow students to try new identities and roles;
Develop a school-based identity;

Motivate students to improve their skills with social rewards and other incentives;
Help students to deal with failure as part of the learning process;

Allow students to experience flow when learning a subject or performing a school activity.
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Context of Use
The social gamification framework to be provided with the ongoing research work will be tested with an existing social learning platform:
schoooools.com
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The platform was especially designed for 6 to 12 years old children.
Goals: empower children, preteens, parents, and educators to benefit from the enormous educational potential of Web 2.0 and social networks.
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Schoooools.com Main Features:

Personal Learning Environment (PLE) interoperable with traditional LMS; Wiki-based, simple, easy to use, open, organic, collaborative, fun, Web Social, Web 2.0: email, blogs, wikis, chat, social networks,
social bookmarking,
Collaborative editors: text, drawings, cartoons, newspapers, music, radio, video, movies, TV, games, ...
Simplicity, usability, accessibility, security, privacy.
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Gamification Features by User Profile
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Other Existing Gamification Services and Products
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Conclusions:
the popularity of video games and the existence of a generation of digital natives who are also gamers; Social games brought new types of players especially those who are motivated by social interaction, participation and knowledge sharing; One step beyond GBL, gamification emerged as a new trend in the last couple of years; Finding how to apply social gamification in education, as an alternative approach to GBL, and validating its application are the main goals of our work
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Future Work:
Implement the proposed social gamification framework; The framework will be a step-by-step guide in designing socially gamified
learning contents;
A social learning environment - schoooools.com - will provide a set of gamification tools, organized as a dashboard to help teachers to set,
personalise and deploy gamified learning contents;

Test and validate our work with the participation of students, parents and teachers;
Contribute with empirical evidence about the use of social gamification.
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Thank you,
Jorge Simes, Instituto Superior Politcnico Gaya, Portugal jsimoes@ispgaya.pt @jmapsimoes http://pt.linkedin.com/in/jmapsimoes
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A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Young people like videogames

Teachers face a problem

Use Solution ? videogames in schools

We got students engaged in school activities

Young people dont feel motivated by school

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Approaches to Game-based Learning:

Using serious games

Put students building their own games

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Using game Solution ? elements in learning activities

We got students engaged in school activities

Young people dont like school

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Gartner Hype Cycle

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

game design elements

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

(see Extra Credits: Gamifying Education Video)

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

game like engagement

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

RQ2: how effective is the use of social gamification in education?

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

The framework should enable teachers to:

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Behaviors and Attitudes:

Develop a school-based identity;

Help students to deal with failure as part of the learning process;

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Schoooools.com Main Features:

Simplicity, usability, accessibility, security, privacy.

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Gamification Features by User Profile

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

Other Existing Gamification Services and Products

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

personalise and deploy gamified learning contents;

Contribute with empirical evidence about the use of social gamification.

A Social Gamification Framework for a K-6 Social Network

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