Gamification with Moodle

Cover
Copyright
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Setting Up Gamification 
in a Moodle Course
	Moodle for motivation poster
		Standardized outcomes yet personalized delivery
	Objectives
		Understanding the Gamification design process
		Freeing up time to be creative
		Identifying learner progress and providing personalized learning paths
	Setting up a test environment
	Setting up scoring in your test course
		Adding gradebook categories
		Summary
Chapter 2: Communication and Collaboration 
(Labels and Forums)
	Mount Orange demo Moodle site
	Profiles and avatars
	Messaging and forums
	Activity loops
	Forum moderation
	Custom scales
	Onboarding
	Moodle labels as tutorials
	Summary
Chapter 3: Challenges for Learners (Self-Assessment and Choice)
	Moodle assignments
	The Cup of Fate Gamification activity
	Growth mindsets and personalized learning
	Creating teachable moments through suspense and hope
	Summary
Chapter 4: Passing the Gateway (Conditional Activities)
	Minimalistic course layout design
	Revealing content
	Completion tracking
		Completion requirements
		Completion options
	Labels with restrictions used as adaptive messaging
	Moodle labels to create minimalistic design layouts
	Summary
Chapter 5: Feedback on Progress (Marking Guides and Scales)
	Assessing progress
	Marking guides
		Delayed feedback feeds anxiety
	Leveling up with scales or letters
	Summary
Chapter 6: Mastery Achieved 
(Badges and Motivation)
	Creating badges
		Badge criteria
		Acceptance of digital badges
		Peer-assessed badges
		Will badges motivate everybody?
	Summary
Chapter 7: Leveling Up (Rubrics)
	Getting started with rubrics
		Adding a rubric to a Moodle assignment
		Experienced Moodlers only
			XP points and skills points
			Exponential scoring
			Drop the lowest x, minimum, or maximum
	Summary
Chapter 8: Completing the Quest (Reporting Activities)
	Reporting on completion
		Celebrating success
		Identifying individual student progress
		Surveys, interactivity, and learner engagement
	Summary
Chapter 9: Super-boost Gamification with Social Elements (Groups)
	Onboarding – communication and collaboration with Moodle groups
		Group scores
		Challenges for learners – group submission
			Groups that encourage participation
		Individual formal assessment
	Summary
	Recommended reading
		Books
Index