BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuching BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171128T080000 RDATE:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Kuching +08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b92234a2cc05e8b4f8a18816c84a8c40 CATEGORIES:Event CREATED:20181129T101105 SUMMARY:Gamification Seminar DESCRIPTION:
The Institute of Social Informatics (ISITI) is hosting the first Gamific
ation Seminar on the 12th of December 2018. The seminar presents ideas abou
t playful and gameful learning, to extend formal engagement methods in teac
hing. Gameful learning experience promotes lifelong learning, and reshapes
thinking about learning for 21st century knowledge economies and open socie
ties. The seminar taps into playful inspirations of existing traditional ga
mes played by various cultures in Sarawak and all around the globe. In the
workshop, participants will develop playful solutions to address serious ch
allenges, themes and topics.
Two keynote speakers will speak ab
out gamification of learning, from perspectives and experiences in the UK,
the US and in Malaysia. Ideas about gamifying learning through lesson desig
n will be presented in Creative Play sessions during the seminar, to provid
e a first-hand experience to co-create gamified learning experiences. Succe
ss stories by teachers who have used gamification in their own classrooms w
ill also be presented at the seminar.
The venue for the seminar
is at a newly designed Gamification Lab, a first in Malaysia, dedicated to
gamification research and development to innovate teaching and learning at
primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
This event is open to
public. Lecturers, teachers, instructors and trainers will find contents of
the seminar relevant to their professional development as educators.