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Moodle and Gamification

Name: Moodle and Gamification
Rating: 4.6 (88 reviews)

Tools, Ideas and Examples to help you gamify your Moodle courses.

Created byBen Audsley

Last updated 2/2023

English

What you'll learn

How to download and build a Moodle server on their home PC
How to use built in Moodle Tools to Gamify a Moodle Course
How to install, configure and use the Stash Plugin
How to install, configure and use the Level Up Plugin
How to configure and use Moodle Quizzes, Gradebook and User Reports in a Gamified context
How to create, edit and set criteria for Site and Course Badges
How to add a quizventure plugin to Moodle and how to configure it
How to use completion progress block and how to configure it
How to use H5P quizzes to gamfiy a Moodle course
How to use H5P interactive video, Course Presentations and Columns to Gamify a Moodle Course
How to integrate H5P games into your gamifed course

Course content

9 sections • 56 lectures • 4h 31m total length

Welcome to the course!0:40
This video from your tutor Ben Audsley, welcomes students to the course.
Installing Moodle on your own PC9:33
In this lesson, I shall show learners how to install Moodle on their computer.
Installing Moodle on your own computer - 20239:33
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.
What is Gamification?6:14
This lesson will explain what gamification is, and explain the concepts and practicalities of gamifying a Moodle course.
Game based theory vs Gamification3:01
This lesson focuses on the differences between games (and game based theory) and gamification.
Planning gamification4:09
Planning any gamfication is essential, and in this lesson, ill show learners how to plan for gamifying a Moodle course.

Introduction to Moodle Gamification Tools0:39
In this introduction video, I shall discuss the lesoons within this section.
Activity Completion6:54
This lesson focuses on activity completion - how it used and how to setup completion criteria.
Activity Completion and Gamification4:10
Using activity completion can assist you in gamfying your course - this lesson will show you how this is done.
Restrict Access7:44
Moodle allows you to restrict access to activities and resources, and this lesson will focus on restriction criteria and configuration of the restrict access functionality.
Restrict Access and Gamification6:11
The focus of this lesson is how the restrict access functionality can help gamfiy your Moodle course.
Course Completion8:44
When is a course complete? How do you configure criteria to make the course complete? This lesson will answer these questions.

Introduction to Moodle Quizzes and Gamification0:53
In this introduction video, I shall discuss the lessons within this section.
Moodle Quizzes and Gamification4:41
How can Moole quizzes be used to gamify your course? This lesson focuses on answering this question.
User Report and Gamification4:23
User reports are a great way of dispalying learners Grades, Scores and Rankings - and ill show you how to set this up in this lesson.
Moodle Gradebook and Gamification5:12
Configured correctly, the Moodle Gradebook can be extremely useful for gamification and in this lesson, ill show you how to configure the gradeook with gamificaiton in mind.
The Activity Results Block4:28
In this lesson ill show learners how to configure the activity results block to show ranked quiz results.
Moodle and Gamifcation Example6:19
In this example lesson, ill show learners some examples os using quizzes, the gradebook, user reports and activity results block to gamify a Moodle course.

Introduction to the Level Up Plugin0:42
In this introduction video, I will talk about the Level Up Plugin.
Installing the Level Up Availability Plugin4:51
This lesson will focus on downloading and installing the Level Up Availability plugin.
Level Up Gamification - Settings7:03
This lesson will look at the Level up Plugin settings and how the plugin can be configured.
Installing the Level Up Gamification Plugin5:34
This lesson will show learners how to install the Level Up Plugin on to your Moodle instance.
Level Up Gamification - Rules and Example 17:39
In this lesson, we will investigate the use of rules within the Level Up Plugin, and ill show you some examples of rules being used to Level Up.
Level Up Gamification - Rules and Visuals7:28
I will show learners how to upload their own level up graphics as well as showing a few more examples of Level Up rules.
Level Up Availability - Examples4:45
In this lesson, I will show learners some examples of how the Level Up Availablity Plugin can be used.
Installing the Level Up Enrollment Plugin4:22
I will show learners how to install the Level Up Enrolment plugin in this lesson.
Level Up Enrollment - Examples5:11
This lesson will focus on some examples of how to use the Level Up Enrolment plugin to enrol students on to multiple courses.
Combining all 3 Level Up Plugins - Examples - Part 15:43
In this special examples lesson I wil show learners how to combine all 3 Plugins to gamify your Moodle courses.
Combining all 3 Level Up Plugins - Examples - Part 26:50
Part 2 of the combining all 3 Level Up Plugins lesson.

Introduction to the Stash Plugin1:09
This video introduction will introduce learners to the Stash Plugin.
Installing the Stash Block Plugin4:02
This lesson will focus on downloading and installing the Stash Plugin.
Stash Plugin - Items7:15
In this lesson, we shall look at Stash Items and how they can be created.
Stash Plugin - Items 26:32
Stash items can be stashed around your Moodle course - this lesson looks at how to do this.
Installing the Stash Availability Plugin4:40
In this lesson, ill show learners how to install the Stash Availability Plugin.
Stash Availablity - Examples 14:30
This lesson shows some examples of how the Stash Availability Plugin can be used within a Moodle course.
Stash Availablity - Examples 24:06
More examples of the use of the Stash Availability Plugin.
Installing the Shortcode Filter Plugin3:51
In this lesson, ill show learners how to Install the Shortcodes Plugin - which is essential for trading Stash items.
Stash Plugin - Multiple Items and Trades7:42
The Stash plugin, in conjunction with the Shortcodes plugin allows students to trade stahs Items! This lesson will show you how this is done.

Introduction to the Badges Section0:53
In this introduction video I will discuss the lessons within the Badges section.
Introduction to Badges4:15
This lesson introduces Moodle Badges.
Gamification and Badges4:40
In this lesson, we discuss how badges can be used within a gamified Moodle course.
Site Badges8:58
This lesson focuses on adding and editing Moodle Site Badges.
Course Badges7:36
This lesson focuses on adding and editing Moodle Course Badges.
Badges - Example 1 - Site Badges5:51
In this examples lesson, I will show learners some examples of the uses of Site Badges.
Badges - Example 2 - Course Badges7:03
This examples lesson will focus on the use of Badges within a course - Course Badges.

Introduction to Other Gamification Plugins1:02
In this introductory video lesson, I will introduce the lessons within the Other gamification Plugins Section, in this introduction video.
Installing the Completion Progress Plugin5:05
This lesson will show learners how to download and install the Completion Progress plugin.
Using the Completion Progress Block3:49
In this lesson I shall show learners how to setup and configure the Completion Progress Block.
Installing the Quizventure Plugin4:20
Want to play space invaders on Moodle? Well this lesson will show you how to install the Quizventure plugin on your Moodle Instance.
Using the Quizventure Plugin to Gamify a Moodle Course3:51
Lets play space invaders! Lets learn whilst doing it? This lesson shows you how to setup and configure the Quizventure game.

Introduction to H5P and Gamification0:46
In this introductory video, I will introduce the H5P and Gamification section.
H5P Interactive Videos and Gamification3:57
This lesson will focud on H5P Interactive Videos and Gamification.
H5P Course Presentations and Columns and Gamification2:40
We will look at Colums and Course Presentations in this lesson, and how they can be used withn Gamification.
H5P Quizzes and Gamification3:48
This lesson will take a look at how H5P quizzes can be used within a Gamification context.
H5P Games and Gamification4:49
In this lesson, we will look at some H5P games !

Requirements

A basic understanding of Moodle
You should be able to use a PC at a beginner level
You should be able to use the Internet and Web Browsers at a beginner level

Description

This course is all about using Moodle tools and plugins to Gamify your Moodle courses.

This course has been split up into various different sections.

I'm going to begin the course by showing learner's how to create their own Moodle instance on their own computer. This will be used throughout the course so that you can test and try all of the things I teach you. I will explain what gamificaiton is, and how it is used in the introduction to Gamifcation lesson.

The Moodle Gamification Tools section focuses on Activity Completion and Restrict Access, looking at criteria that can be used in a gamfication context. A lesson on Course Completion finishes this section.

We then move on to Moodle Quiizes and Gamification and i will show learners how to configure the Gradebook, User Reports and Moodle Quizzes so that they can be used to gamify your courses. An example lesson of how to gamify a moodle course using built in Moodle tools completes the section.

The Level Up Plugin is one of the most powerful gamification tools and i will show learners how to setup and configure the Level up plugin the Level Up Availablty Plugin and the Level Up Enrolment Plugin - with examples of each plugin as well.

The Stash Plugin is looked at in the next section of the course, and ill show learners how to download and install each of the plugins available - Stash, Stash Enrolment and Stash Availabilty, and of course, show you some amazing examples of how to use all three plugins in combination.

Next up - the Badges Section - where i will show you how to install and configure Moodle Badges - including Site and Course Badges, with several example lessons, and even how to design your own badges!

The penultimate section covers Other Moodle Gamification Tools, including the Quizventure Plugin - a plugin that allows you to play Space Invaders in Moodle and the Completion Progress Plugin will be looked at too.

The final section investigates H5P and Gamification, and we shall look at H5P Interactive Videos, Columns and Course Presentations and how they can be used to gamfiy your course, as well as H5P Quizzes and H5P games.

So, if you want to learn a bit more about Moodle and gamification, why not sign up today?

Who this course is for:

Administrators, Managers, Course Creators seeking to enhance Moodle courses
Professionals interested in enhancing Moodle online courses for Staff Training and Professional Development
Professionals that use Moodle on a day to day basis and want to enhance Moodle for their students!
Anyone interested in Learning Technology and how it can be used to enhance student learning

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Introduction6 lectures • 33min

Moodle Gamification Tools6 lectures • 34min

Moodle Quizzes and Gamification6 lectures • 26min

The Level Up Plugin11 lectures • 1hr

The Stash Plugin9 lectures • 44min

Badges7 lectures • 39min

Other Gamification Plugins5 lectures • 18min

H5P and Gamification5 lectures • 16min

Thank you and Goodbye1 lecture • 1min

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