1. GAME-BASED LEARNING. Strategies to Engage and Empower Millennials Presented by: Marcela V. Ramirez, Claudia Arcolin OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING

2. Key Audience Takeaways Identify strategies to engage on-campus student workers Collect practical tips on how to promote collaboration between student workers and staff using digital learning tools Overview different formats and types of gamification Implement gamification strategies for the development of engaging online courses to improve student performance OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING

3. Six Ways to Engage Millennials 1.Provide growth opportunities 2.Create meaningful experiences 3.Establish mentoring relationships 4.Respect their contribution 5.Give copious feedback 6.Separate presence from activity OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING

4. How can we engage the 21 st Century Students? Behavioral and emotional engagement Learner-centered environment Learning-by-doing Real world scenarios and simulations Sharing, negotiation, co-creation of knowledge OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING

5. CHALLENGES Limited Resources Innovation Rapid development and deployment Focus on scalability while maintaining quality Develop student skill set as part of professional development OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING Unlock Your Expertise

6. Our experience: the ULEARN project OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING

7. Gamification components Clues to discover new content Badges Leaderboard OFFICE OF DIGITAL LEARNING 3 1 2

8. Future Plans Gamification Narratives Role-playing Gamify more courses Plan collection of data OFFICE OF DIGITAL LEARNING BEST STORY

9. Questions OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING

10. Contact us: Marcela.Ramirez@utsa.edu Marcela V. Ramirez Director of Online Learning Claudia.Arcolin@utsa.edu Claudia Arcolin Instructional Designer OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING