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The New PBL: Points, Benefits, Leaderboards — and Why Badges Scored 3.0
The Art of Gamified Teaching

The New PBL: Points, Benefits, Leaderboards — and Why Badges Scored 3.0

Experts rated points 4.4, leaderboards 3.8 and badges only 3.0. Here is the PBL that works in real training rooms — and three rules to use it tomorrow.
24 Oct 2026 2 min read
Transform Your Teaching Today: Dr. Jeff Wang’s Gamification Guide Is on Kindle
The Art of Gamified Teaching

Transform Your Teaching Today: Dr. Jeff Wang’s Gamification Guide Is on Kindle

Gamification in Training and Teaching is on Amazon Kindle: a research-based method for engaging adult learners — no apps, no game-show tricks.
29 Dec 2025 3 min read
How to Make Your Audience Remember Your Presentation – 3 Powerful Methods
Presentation skills

How to Make Your Audience Remember Your Presentation – 3 Powerful Methods

Engaged is not the same as remembered. Three simple methods to make sure your audience leaves with your key points.
21 Oct 2025 3 min read
Small Group Discussion Method from "The Art of Teaching"
Techniques of Teaching

Small Group Discussion Method from "The Art of Teaching"

A step-by-step guide to the small-group discussion method — how to set the question, the time and the debrief so every group delivers.
17 Sep 2025 5 min read
What Is My Doctoral Research About? An Introduction to Triangular Learning Theory (TLT)
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What Is My Doctoral Research About? An Introduction to Triangular Learning Theory (TLT)

My doctoral research in one page: Triangular Learning Theory (TLT) and how to use it to check whether a teaching technique is complete.
22 May 2025 7 min read
Techniques of Teaching: Using Deliberate Time Pressure
Techniques of Teaching

Techniques of Teaching: Using Deliberate Time Pressure

Deliberate time pressure keeps a room focused and energized. How to set time limits that help learning instead of causing panic.
30 Apr 2025 4 min read
Teaching Techniques: Gamification is Not Group Bonding Activities
The Art of Gamified Teaching

Teaching Techniques: Gamification is Not Group Bonding Activities

Team names, cheers and hugs are not gamification. What separates real gamified teaching from group-bonding activities.
30 Apr 2025 1 min read
Case Study: Medical Law 101 - Gamification in Specialized Course Teaching
The Art of Gamified Teaching

Case Study: Medical Law 101 - Gamification in Specialized Course Teaching

How a dry, highly specialized course on medical law became one of the most engaging sessions for doctors and nurses — a gamification case study.
30 Apr 2025 9 min read
From Lack of Engagement to Immersion - Techniques for Delivering a Speech to High School Students: Gamification
The Art of Gamified Teaching

From Lack of Engagement to Immersion - Techniques for Delivering a Speech to High School Students: Gamification

How to win over a hall of high-school seniors who just got their exam results — gamification techniques for a one-off talk.
07 Apr 2025 8 min read
Techniques of Teaching: The Strategic Approach to Starting Class
Techniques of Teaching

Techniques of Teaching: The Strategic Approach to Starting Class

Should you start on time when half the room is missing? A practical rule for starting a class that respects both latecomers and early birds.
03 Apr 2025 3 min read
The Key Elements of Gamification in Corporate Training – The Delphi Method
The Art of Gamified Teaching

The Key Elements of Gamification in Corporate Training – The Delphi Method

Full text of our Best Paper 2022 Delphi study: which gamification elements 14 expert corporate trainers rated as key — and which they did not.
02 Apr 2025 36 min read
How to Ensure Participants Return Promptly After Breaks: Three Proven Strategies
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How to Ensure Participants Return Promptly After Breaks: Three Proven Strategies

Three simple strategies that bring participants back on time after breaks — without nagging or rigid rules.
02 Apr 2025 3 min read
Gamifying an 18-Week Exam-Prep Course: A University Case Study
The Art of Gamified Teaching

Gamifying an 18-Week Exam-Prep Course: A University Case Study

How a nutrition professor gamified an 18-week exam-prep course — and tied class performance to 40% of the grade.
20 Mar 2025 7 min read
Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning vs. Educational Games: What’s the Difference?
The Art of Gamified Teaching

Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning vs. Educational Games: What’s the Difference?

Gamification, game-based learning and educational games are not the same thing. A clear guide to the three — and when to use each.
20 Mar 2025 4 min read
How to Fail at Presentations – A Reverse Guide
Presentation skills

How to Fail at Presentations – A Reverse Guide

Inspired by Charlie Munger’s inversion: a reverse guide to failing at presentations — and what to do instead.
19 Mar 2025 3 min read
Techniques of Teaching: How to Inspire Participation and Motivation through Gamification
The Art of Gamified Teaching

Techniques of Teaching: How to Inspire Participation and Motivation through Gamification

“They just don’t participate.” Why learners stay silent — and how gamification gets them moving from the first minute.
19 Mar 2025 3 min read
The Most Important Element of Gamification: Integration with the Learning Goal
The Art of Gamified Teaching

The Most Important Element of Gamification: Integration with the Learning Goal

Nearly 40 teachers who use gamification agreed on one element above all others: integration with the learning goal. Here is why.
18 Mar 2025 5 min read
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