2020 #VWEDU: WW: GM: A gamified learning plan for starting students and teachers in web-worlds. A strawman version.

A gamified learning plan for starting 
students and teachers in web-worlds. 
A strawman version.

A Strawman version of a learning plan for teaching students and teachers how to start in and online class based in a web-world.  Of course you can see ways to improve it.  

Web-world for nonprofits 

and public service organizations

• Web-worlds are easy to get to. Here are a couple of examples.
• Strawman version

Gamification can support independent learning.

• It tells learners what skills are needed and how to know when they are developed.
• The kind of gamification plan here is designed to work with any web-world.
• The web-world instructions may vary, but should lead to the needed skills.
• The ease of finding the instructions might be an element in evaluation.

Gamified and asset-based (skills as assets)

• Asset-oriented learning. Goal-directed learning. Build your professional portfolio Reputation as an asset.
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From Games

• Small units with useful skill sets 
• Small levels of progress within each unit.
• Explicit criteria given for each level.
• Increase in skill recognized as an asset.
• Skill goals given as what learner can do.  
• The merit of badges: Define a useful skill set, specify a goal, give public recognition of skills.

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Prerequisite

• Digital literacy  (beginner level)
• External skills needed to support the tasks

Task analysis by level: students

• Completion of these levels may be adequate for most students.
• Additional (external) digital literacy skills will probably be needed.

Novice skill set

• Task: participate in a class, meeting, or lecture
• Skills: Arrive at meeting or class
• Move to seating location and sit. 
• Read signs (get the necessary view)
• Listen and talk to others (manage controls)
• Read and copy chat.  
• Use weblinks in chat to open web pages
• Offer and accept friendships
• Take and use screenshots (Screenshot) 
• Start your learning journal (Details TBD)
• Novice badge is awarded on demonstration of these skills
• Demonstration may be by screen-shot in the learning journal

Interaction skill set

• Task: handle basic interactions
• Prerequisite: Novice 
• Skills Recognize scene features that may offer interaction
• Elicit and read interaction notices. 
• Respond to interaction requests (answer questions).
• Interaction badge is awarded on demonstration of these skills.

Task analysis by level: beginning teacher

• Prerequisite:Student skill sets above.

Presentation skill set

• Task: Prepare and present lecture or  Q+A session
• Prerequisite: Novice, Digital literacy (Above beginner)
• Skills: Import images to presenter
• Operate the presenter
• Put web link into local chat
• Presentation badge is awarded on demonstration of these skills. 

Questmaker skill set

• Prerequisite: Presentation skill set
• Task: Prepare a quest for a given topic and learning objective
• Quest: a set of challenges requiring knowledge about the topic.
• Quests can be repeated as needed to show mastery
• They are for practice and formative assessment, not evaluation.
• Prerequisite: Experience in testing for learning objectives.
• Prerequisite: Experience in designing educational quests.
• Skill: Use a questmaker.
• Questmaker badge is awarded on demonstration of these skills. 

Testmaker skill set

• Prerequisite: Presentation skill set
• Task: Prepare a test for a given topic and learning objective
• Test: a set questions to show knowledge about the topic.
• Tests cannot be repeated
• Prerequisite: Experience in testing for learning objectives.
• Prerequisite: Experience in designing educational quests.
• Skill: Use a testmaker.
• Testmaker badge is awarded on demonstration of these skills. 

Find the theme

• Asset-based learning.  
• Gamification. Badges
• Goal-directed learning. 
• Breadwinner thinking.  
• Project-based learning. 

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