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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Game-Based Learning and Gamification in the Classroom

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.

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.