The Art of Gmaified Teaching
In my previous explanation of gamifying teaching through competition rules, I used my typical one-day teaching version in a listed company as an example. However, when it comes to a whole semester course spanning 18 weeks in a school setting, how should it be approached? In fact, the pace of
The Art of Gmaified Teaching
Upon seeing the words in the title, such as "gamification in teaching," "game-based learning," and "educational game software"… I'm not here to play tongue twisters or games with everyone. In the following article, I will clarify these terms. The reason I want
Presentation skills
The day before my presentation, I had nearly finalized my content. After a video meeting with my research partner Yafang—who had also taken the Professional Presentation Skills course—I did a one-on-one practice run. The result? 9 minutes and 40 seconds... Yafang said, "Don't worry, Dr.
Presentation skills
Have you heard of Charlie Munger? Warren Buffett's longtime business partner who Buffett himself credits with an extraordinary influence: "Through the power of his thinking, he helped me evolve from an ape to a human. Without him, I would be much poorer than I am today."
The Art of Gmaified Teaching
Many teachers, when learning teaching techniques, encounter their first obstacle: "It's useless! They don't participate in the teaching activities I design!" "Whenever I ask the students anything, they don't move and just silently watch me." "Group discussions? They don&
The Art of Gmaified Teaching
The three essential elements of gamified teaching are: Points, Benefits, and Leader Boards. We have already discussed how to plan the points mechanism, encouraging teams through scoring and differentiating scores throughout the process, and linking it to the reward system. In this final article on gamified teaching, let's
教学的技术
上一篇谈到:教学游戏化的三个核心——积分(Points)、奖励(Benefit)、排行榜(Leader board),简称为 PBL。其实在另外一个应用在教学中的 PBL,叫 Problem Base Learning(以问题为基础的学习),也经常被教学相关的研究提到,大量应用在个案教学、商管、医学等相关教育中。所以 PBL 真是很不错的缩写啊! 上次谈了 P——也就是积分(Points)的规划方式,包含分数的计算及操作的细节,我们接着来说 B——也就是奖励(Benefit)及 L——排行榜(Leader board)的操作。 Benefit — 奖励机制 原始游戏化的一些研究中,B 指的是 Badge,也就是徽章的意思。这是因为早期的游戏化应用如 FourSquare
The Art of Gmaified Teaching
Let's start with a guessing game: Over the past two years, nearly 40 teachers who have implemented gamification in their classrooms participated in research interviews with me. Spanning across different teaching topics and student demographics, they unanimously agreed that the most important aspect of gamification in teaching is
The Art of Gmaified Teaching
In the previous article, we discussed the three core elements of gamifying education: Points, Benefits, and Leaderboards, abbreviated as PBL. Interestingly, another application of PBL in education is Problem-Based Learning, which is frequently mentioned in educational research and widely used in case-based teaching, business management, medical education, and other related
Presentation skills
In our previous post, we discussed three key objectives of academic presentations: condensing key points, maintaining academic rigor, and highlighting results. Establishing these core objectives and understanding your audience are crucial first steps in preparation. Business presentation techniques can feel out of place in academic settings without proper adaptation – a
Presentation skills
A while ago, I dedicated a substantial amount of time to complete my doctoral dissertation, and I successfully defended it in my oral examination! (Cue the confetti!). The presentation of a dissertation is, of course, a crucial aspect of the process. My dissertation was a whopping 460 pages long, employing
About Dr.Jeff
Standing beside my daughters during my recent speaking engagements in Penghu and Hualien, I experienced something remarkable. As they helped with photography, joined book signings, and participated in post-event dinners, I witnessed their first real taste of working alongside Dad. While traveling with children requires more planning and patience, seeing