[ecrea] Call for papers Gamification and Education

Gamification and Education Symposium

12th May 2015 University of Winchester



The School of Media and Film at the University of Winchester and the 
Department of Media Art and Production at the University of Bedfordshire 
are hosting a Gamification and Education Symposium on 12th May 2015 at 
the University of Winchester.



The term gamification has attracted considerable attention in recent 
years. Computer scientist Nick Pelling is thought to have coined the 
term on his company’s website in late 2002 or early 2003 and since then 
it has been increasingly deployed in numerous spheres becoming 
widespread in late 2010. It refers primarily to an approach to enhancing 
people’s experience of a service or system through incorporating 
game-like experiences into the service or practice.



This symposium will explore some of the ways gamification is being used 
in educational and training settings across different disciplines to 
enhance student performance and engagement. Topics might include, but 
are not limited to, the following:



· Game mechanics for education

· Game design for education

· Training design

· Assessment

· Engagement

· Progression

· Deep and surface learning

· Narrative

· Cognition and development

· Physical development

· Accessibility in the classroom

· Methods of studying gamification in education

· Ethical issues of gamifying education and training

· Researching gamified education

· Gamified educational metrics

· Case studies of successes and failures



Keynote to be announced.

The symposium is free to attend teas / coffees and lunch will be 
provided to speakers and there are two competitively awarded (£100 each) 
travel bursaries for PhD students. Unfortunately we cannot provide visa 
support for international scholars.



Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words and a brief biography 
indicating affiliation to Media Conferences 
(MediaConferences /at/ winchester.ac.uk) by 5pm on Friday 27th March 2015. 
Please indicate if you wish to be considered for the PhD student travel 
bursary.



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