Using badges to motivate and engage students

Inger-Marie F. Christensen; Pernille Stenkil Hansen

Using badges to motivate and engage students

Inger-Marie F. Christensen, Pernille Stenkil Hansen

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Abstract

The gap between educational institutions and students is widening. Many institutions maintain traditional methods and adopt new at a slow pace. Some educators and developers are looking to gamification to bridge the gap. This workshop will help participants’ explore the potential of badges in education. An introduction to badges and the purposes of using these in education will be provided. Ways of integrating badges into courses will be explained. Furthermore, the process of designing and issuing badges in Blackboard Learn will be demonstrated. Participants will get the opportunity to discuss how badges can be integrated in their context, share examples and design badges for their own students.

Original language	English
Publication date	6. Apr 2016
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 6. Apr 2016
Event	Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference 2016: Innovate & Educate - University of Gronningen, Gronningen, Netherlands Duration: 6. Apr 2016 → 8. Feb 2017 https://experience.blackboard.com/Groningen2016/

Conference

Conference	Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference 2016
Location	University of Gronningen
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Gronningen
Period	06/04/2016 → 08/02/2017
Internet address	https://experience.blackboard.com/Groningen2016/

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