How to build a fully Gamified Moodle Course

This optional video explains what will be taught in the Tools Required section.

This lesson focuses on showing learners how to download and install Moodle on their own computer - this will enable you to practice all of the lessons taught in the course.

I have added this video in order to address the fact that bitnami no longer allow a windows/mac local version of Moodle.  Use this video to install Moodle 4+ on your own computer.

Installing the Stash Gamification plugin is the focus of this lesson - I wil show learners how to download, setup and configure this amazing plugin!

In this lesson, I will show learners how to install and configure the Stash Availability Plugin.

The shortcode plugin must be installed in order for Stash Trades to work correctly, and in this lesson I will show you how to install this great plugin!

The quizventure plugin allows students to play space invaders, using moodle quiz questions.  This lesson will focus on installing the plugin.

This lesson will look at installing the course completion block and how it can be used within a Moodle course to track student progress through the gamfied course.

The Sharing Cart is a really useful plugin that allows you to easily copy content from one course to another, and in this lesson, I will show learners how to download and install this plugin.

This optional video will explain how the Initial Course Configuration section will be taught.

The first lesson of the inital course configuration section will look at creating the Planet Learn course, as well as adding course image and renaming topics.

In this lesson we shall add the stash block,  add the course completion block and  config it, and add the course title.

This lesson will look at adding the initial Planet Learn explaination animaitons, as well as renaming the topics to reflect the levels of the gamified course.

In this lesson,  I will show leaners how to add the Planet Learn Instructions to a label on the course, and discuss how to access further course rersources such as animations and graphics.

This optional video will explain the Introduction section, discussing each lesson and how the section will be taught.

This lesson will focus on the section map - which shows learners the overall structure and composition of The Farm Introduction section.

In this lesson I will show learners how to import content into the Farm section, and discuss the methods for achieving this.

This lesson will focus on the animatins and graphics used in this level , and how they help the narrative of the Planet Learn game.

In this lesson, I will show learners how to setup the Stash - where students can collect items from around the course.

Configuration of the Stash item locations is covered in this lesson.

In this lesson, I will show learners how to actually Stash items around the Moodle course topic.

This lesson will look at configuring the Quizzes, Gradebook and User Report for the Farm introduction section.

This lesson deals with ensuring activity completion is setup on each activity and resource throughout the section, and also discusses course-wide activity completion configuration.

This lesson will focus on adding restriction criteria to activities and resources.  This will cause the course to  release content based upon certain criteria!

This lesson will look at setting up a farmers market and a rocket factory, using Stash Trade Widgets.

In this lesson, we will create the launch section, which contains animations and a congratulations message.

This lesson will show learners how to add badges to the Planet Learn course, and how to setup the criteria to which they are issued.

In this lesson we will test the course, using a student login.

A few final tweeks, edits and additions to the course will be covered in this lesson.

In the introduction to the Ice Planet video, I will discuss the lessons within the section.

The section map lesson will show learners how the Ice Planet level is configured and setup, and discuss the learner journey through the course.

In this lesson I will show learners how to import or create content in the Ice Planet Section, and discuss the methods for achieving this.

This lesson will focus on the animations and graphics used in this level , and how they help the narrative of the Planet Learn game.

In this lesson I will show learners how to add items to the Stash - these items will be collected by students.

This lesson covers the locations of the stash items, and ill show learners how to add new locations of Stash Items.

This lesson will focus on configuration of grade categories, and look at the settings for each quiz.

This lesson discusses course-wide activity completion configuration and also deals with ensuring activity completion is setup on each activity and resource throughout the section.

This lesson will show learners how to setup and configure the restrict  access criteria, used to hide activities and resources in the Ice Planet level.

In this lesson, we shall create some Stash trade items, and add them to the Ice Planet section.

This lesson will focus on creating the launch section of the Ice Planet, and adding the appropriate animations and graphics.

This lesson will show learners how to add badges to the Planet Learn course, and how to setup the criteria to which they are issued.

In this lesson we shall test the Ice Planet level as a student, and ensure everything works!

Ths optional welcome to the section video, will look at the lessons that are upcoming in the FIre Planet Section.

The section map is used to visually represent all the content and gamification elements within the Fire Planet section, and I shall talk learners through the setup and configuration based upon the map.

In this lesson we shall add content to the FIre Planet section.

In this lesson, I will show learners how to add the animations and graphic that assist with the Planet Learn game narrative.

In this lesson, we will setup and configure the items used in the Stash for the Fire Planet section.

In this lesson we will add the locations of the stash items, and then add the actual items themselves to the Moodle course page.

This lesson will look at configuring question bank categories and how are used in conjunction with the Quizventure plugin, as well as looking at quiz and gradebook configuration.

This lesson will look at the activity completion criteria needed to setup the fire planet game.

I will show learners how to create several Stash Trade items, that we will then import them into an Alien Market.

This lesson looks at how we can end the game and return to earth!

This lesson will show learners how to add badges to the Planet Learn course, and how to setup the criteria to which they are issued.

This lesson will look at testing the course from the student perspective.

This video will introduce the Final Thoughts Section.

This lesson will investigate the criteria available for course completion and how these can be used both in the context of Moodle and Planet Learn.

In this lesson, I shall discuss various different configurations of the Planet Learn course, as well as instructing learners on how to import your own content.

This lesson will discuss the various options there are for futher levels to be added to the game.

This lesson focuses on accesibility, and the importance of creating accessible content.

This lesson will discuss how to attribute all of the resources used in the course - and the importance of doing so!

In this unscripted video, I shall talk about the origins of the course, the making of the course, make some applogies and say a final goodbye to my learners.