Course Topic: Game-Based Learning and Gamification
Playing games is one of the latest and fastest ways to learn: games represent the perfect environment to develop students’ ability to learn by doing and to make the acquisition of knowledge and skills easier.
Game-based learning is a teaching strategy that uses games or elements of a game (gamification) to reach specific learning objectives.
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Discover the concept of gamification, with a focus on social and educational games to make learning activities more exciting and effective. Create a game of your own after being introduced to some concepts and models of game design.
A Happy Lesson: Valuable Tips to Create a Joyful Classroom
Gain more knowledge about the characteristics of a happy mindset and establish routines that lead to joyful days, and practice the 4C’s of education to know and review these vital skills for success in school and beyond.
Enough Theory, Let’s Play! Fun Games for Developing the Whole Child
Discover a range of games to be implemented in the classroom to enhance the students’ capacities of self-expression and promote their personal development.
Introducing Sustainability Through Game-Based Learning and Gamification
Explore the educational benefits of GBL and gamification methodologies. Learn how to design and implement effective lesson plans and how to use them efficiently when discussing sustainability.
Playful Learning: Strategies for Reducing Stress and Energizing the Classroom
Acquire knowledge and skills to implement a common language of well-being and the principles of Playful Learning in the classroom. Concentrate on a heart-full approach and how to build a strong relationship between school and home.
Playtime and Downtime for Teachers and Students: the Psychology of Time to Feel Good and Do Good!
Gain an understanding of playtime and downtime concepts. Develop cognitive, social, problem-solving, and resilience skills through new activities and regular rest, preparing yourself for new tasks and challenges.
Learning By Doing: Games and Activities to Develop the Whole Child
Explore active learning strategies that involve learning by doing and discover the value of teaching and learning through useful activities and games, such as Role Play, Peer Teaching, and Body-Play Learning.
Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Education
Master advanced AI-driven tools and techniques to enhance your teaching practices. Learn strategies for maintaining a healthy balance between online and offline educational activities.
Digital Game-Based Learning and Augmented Reality for Schools
Develop an appreciation for the advantages that come with the implementation of game-based learning in a classroom, alongside learning to select the content based on teaching goals and on the needs of the students.
Game Design for Teaching and Learning
Learn the difference between Game-Based Learning, Gamification, and Game Design. Be familiar with Inquiry-Based Learning. Learn to run short game jams, and discover the different steps of game design.
Gamifying the Classroom with Minecraft, Gamebooks, and Treasure Hunts
Discover game-based learning and its benefits and explore three powerful tools for gamification: Minecraft, gamebooks and interactive fiction, and treasure hunts.
Math + Games x Innovation = Fun²
Learn how to teach mathematics in a practical and fun way to captivate the students with the beauty and functionality of numbers. Discover how to use games, role play, and interactive activities that go far beyond the textbook.
Creating Storyworlds to Foster Students’ Engagement and Learning
Discover new ways to introduce students to story building while also keeping the classroom inclusive and fostering 21st-century skills, such as critical thinking and effective communication.
Creative and Innovative Activities Using Beginner English
Gain valuable tools and strategies to bring innovation, inclusion, and creativity into the classroom, developing new skills, forming lasting memories, and forging international friendships.
Flipped Classroom and Digital Learning: Following Finland
Explore an array of best practice examples from schools in Finland. Discover the principles and practicalities of distance learning and flipped classrooms and learn about a variety of EdTech tools to promote collaborative and project-based learning.
Immersive Learning: Mastering AR and VR Experiences
Gain hands-on experience in creating VR and AR applications and learn to develop video games to enhance student engagement, exploring VR, AR, and Extended Reality (XR).
Solve Conflict and Build Relationships with Drama Games
Learn how to employ drama games to cultivate positive relationships among students and foster a more constructive learning environment. Discover a powerful new tool to reshape connections and contribute to the overall well-being of the community.
Video Games in Education: Innovative Gamification and Game-Based Learning Techniques
Gain insight into the educational and pedagogical value of video games and learn how to integrate them into a school curriculum. Explore games and gamification tools to enhance student engagement and future-proof your teaching capacities.