@article{1394735,
      recid = {1394735},
      author = {Bell, Kevin,},
      title = {Game on! : gamification, gameful design, and the rise of  the gamer educator /},
      pages = {1 online resource (217 pages).},
      abstract = {"The changing student body in American higher education  demands a new approach to teaching, one that moves toward  inclusive, hyperpersonalized learning environments that  have much in common with games and social media. Kevin  Bell's Game Educators presents dynamic case studies of  gamer educators and game-derived techniques to help  instructors creatively formulate their own teaching  strategies. Breaking gamefully designed classes into their  component parts, Bell analyzes what these classes are  actually doing and explains why they work. He offers  faculty a rubric to assess their own courses for their  propensity to engage students, particularly those from low  socioeconomic and high-risk populations. Bell explores how  game design, pedagogy, and intrinsic motivators can level  the playing field to produce rigorous learning environments  that are as addictive to all participants as the latest  apps and social media systems. He also discusses best  practices, lays out the broader context of  computer-mediated teaching and learning, and considers the  challenges and opportunities that gamification presents.  Instructors would do well to consider the key tenets of  successful games if they are to engage and graduate the  coming generations of learners. Bell's careful analysis of  the theories behind gamification, cognitive science, and  instructional design will help them to do just that"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1394735},
}