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Integrating video game features into online learning discussion
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, Ohio Unviersity, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in San Antonio, Texas, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-61-7 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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This project incorporates some critical features that are commonly found in videogames into an online learning environment in the hope of improving participation in discussion forums. The project uses phpBB2 Forum software as the foundation of the platform. Some modifications have been made to the software so that the platform can incorporate four identity-enhancing features, namely avatars, signatures, point systems, and rankings, and at the same time meet the requirements of a course management system. The purpose of the forum design is to enable students to feel they are playing a game while participating in the discussion. The instructional design of the forum has been based on the research literature in sociology, communication theories, behaviorism, and metacognition. Avatars and signatures resemble game identities.

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Liao, Y. (2007). Integrating video game features into online learning discussion. In R. Carlsen, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2007--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2395-2398). San Antonio, Texas, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 7, 2024 from .

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