Gamification: Introduction and Application to Action Research

The research group FLAME (Film, Languages and Media in Education) at Manchester Metropolitan University and FILTA (Film in Language Teaching Association) presents a special seminar:

 Gamification: Introduction and application to action research

Dr Esther Edo Agustín (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain)

 Time and date : Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 17:00 pm  UK time  (until 18:00 pm).

 Place: Held online via Microsoft Teams

This event is free but registration is required: https://forms.gle/uFjUBf1UGgFWGfP26

Audience Capacity: limited to 100 and based on registration order

Registration deadline: 27 January  2022 but will close once we reach full capacity. All those who have registered will be sent the link for the webinar to the mail address you state on this form on 28 January 2022

Abstract

There are many preconceived notions about games and their usage in an educational context (i.e. gamifying a course means playing with your students; gamification is only a synonym of motivating students or using games in classroom in the spare time). The aim of this online seminar is to change these ideas and preconceptions. The first part will offer a brief introduction to the methodology of Gamification. The second section will present an example of action research in which the content of a unit (The history of Spanish education) was delivered via a gamified experience for teacher trainees. The seminar will provide some practical models and guidelines for integrating gamification successfully across different modules.

Bio

Dr Esther Edo Agustín works at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). She has taught the following units: Innovation in inclusive education, Intercultural and social education, and History of education in the Infant and Primary Teaching Degrees of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Teruel. Her main research interests are Gamification in educational contexts, Active teaching-learning methodologies, and Rural education. She is a member of the research group Interdisciplinary Group on Active Learning and Assessment (IGALA) and the research group Film, Languages and Media in Education (FLAME). She is currently involved in a research project that focuses on Lesson Study and its connection with active educational methodologies.

Organisers

This seminar is part of the webinar series “Screen Media and Language Learning and Teaching”, organised by the research group FLAME (Film, Languages and Media in Education) at Manchester Metropolitan University and FILTA (Film in Language Teaching Association).

Dr Carmen Herrero