Category Archives: Authentic Games & PBL

Badges in Comments

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

I’ve been exploring the Grademark tools in Turnitin which includes comments and realized that they could that comments could maybe be….Badges. Just to briefly describe the tool, Grademark allows instructor to drag comments onto a paper (like the well-known “ΒΆ”… More On: Badges in Comments

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Web 2002: Accessibility Meets Gamification

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

Before I went on vacation, I attended the Web 2012 conference, particularly the accessibility track. I went to a lot of great sessions, but the one that surprised me the most was one that talked about how to motivate university… More On: Web 2002: Accessibility Meets Gamification

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Leaderboard Thoughts for Gamification

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

One of the more controversial elements of gaming is the leaderboard (listing high scorers in certain activities). Many students like knowing their scores and some even ask for leaderboards, despite instructor intuitions that students should not be ranked. I am… More On: Leaderboard Thoughts for Gamification

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Big Bang Star Wars Divide

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

One of the more vigorous and interesting debates at last week’s Game day wasn’t about games but how important it was to see Star Wars. This may seem like a trivial pop culture debate, but it actually points to an… More On: Big Bang Star Wars Divide

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Game Day Materials

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

TungGameDay2012.pptx GamificationTop Secret.docx GamificationLING448.docx AssessmentGame.docx

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“Chocolate on Broccoli”? Or Cheese Sauce on Broccoli?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

By this Wed, I will have been lucky enough to both participate and present at two gaming events. What’s been the winning meme so far? I think most of us would agree that it’s “chocolate on broccoli” from Nathon Maton… More On: “Chocolate on Broccoli”? Or Cheese Sauce on Broccoli?

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Hazleton Gaming Presentation

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Elizabeth Pyatt

EducationGamesHazleton2012.pptx

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LDSC11 Globalization Game Questions

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Elizabeth Pyatt

In Matt Meyers wrap up about the recent Learning Design Summer Camp, he comments that we didn’t have a chance to discuss the educational implications. Although anything can be improved, I was hoping to use the game cards we handed… More On: LDSC11 Globalization Game Questions

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NMC Five Minutes of Typo Fame

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Elizabeth Pyatt

Can I make through to the demo? TypoatNMC.pptx

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Puzzle Theory

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Elizabeth Pyatt

Last week at the Gaming Brownbag, I gave a PuzzleTheory.pptx for education (a completely made up name) which is an exploration of how the principles of entertainment puzzles (Sudoku, solitaire, word games, math and logic games, etc) can be implemented… More On: Puzzle Theory

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