Games vs. Playing

On gamification and learning

For almost as long as I’ve been in the Ed Biz, I’ve heard talk about “gamification,” about making learning more like a video game. There should be avatars, and challenges, and points to be earned, and levels to achieve, and ways to turn points into rewards. This is the way, I’m told. This is The Solution...capital T, capital S.

There are some basic and …