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MDM solutions and gamification make perfect interactive learning partners

eSchool News

In the era of mobile devices and tablets, interactivity has become the norm for schoolchildren. To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with interactive touchscreens and utilize gamification techniques. Gamification helps students retain acquired knowledge.

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Why gamification works [Part 1]

Neo LMS

Candy Crush, a mobile gaming phenomenon, earns its makers, Swedish-based King Games, big money: $250 million in the company’s last declared quarter alone. Building on my curiosity about the way games like Candy Crush affect our minds, I thought we’d take a closer look at gamification. Gamification versus play.

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It’s Pedagogy Go With Location-Based Mobile Learning At The University Of South Australia

EdNews Daily

Mobile phones are in the hands of young people everywhere, so it is quite natural that teaching and learning opportunities are progressing towards the mobile domain. Wijers, Jonker and Drijvers (2010) highlight that the potential for engagement increases when gamification features such as rules, goals, points and activities are added.

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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

Tech integration — from laptops and mobile apps to robots — aligns with students’ everyday experience and helps them connect with critical concepts. Gamification: According to MDR Education , gamification is now a top K–12 tech trend.

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6 eLearning Trends in Custom eLearning Solutions

Most articles on trends discuss mobile, augmented reality, virtual reality, LMS options, apps, and authoring software. It won’t be enough that gamification and AR/VR can make learning engaging. It isn’t possible to talk about trends in digital learning without talking about the “digital” part first. It is what everyone expects.

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Metaverse Education: What’s Next for Virtual Learning?

ViewSonic Education

These types of virtual platforms are part of what is known as the gamification of learning, which is the use of gaming elements to improve student engagement and overall enjoyment. Not all virtual or metaverse platforms are focused on gamification, though. Not all virtual or metaverse platforms are focused on gamification, though.

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New Global Survey Offers Snapshot of Technology in the Classroom in 2019

EdTech Magazine

Use of desktops, notebooks and tablets (think Asus Chromebook and Acer Chromebook Tab 10 ) frequently support the ongoing trend of gamification in education, the report states. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how educators are using mobile devices to make a positive impact. Smartphones Are Not Universal in K–12.

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