05/02/2024
Conference "Digital gamification in the classroom. Theory and Practice", held on 29th of January 2024, attracted more than 50 Lithuanian educators and school administrators who are not only curious but also open to innovation in education.
The conference was dynamic and full of insights into the various aspects of integrating games into the learning process.
The event shared experiences from the GameWork project, which focuses on educational gaming environments and strategies to make students' homework engaging and effective in terms of information absorption.
Two of outcomes of the project were presented during the presentation. One of them, an international study carried out at the beginning of the project in partner schools in Lithuania, Greece and Portugal to analyse the benefits and needs of students from different countries and cultures in the gamification process in the classroom. The elements and mechanisms of gamification are also discussed, with examples of effective and motivating gamification principles for pupils.
The second part of the event, the workshop "Gamifying Homework for Students", gave teachers the opportunity to try out the interactive GameWork homework environment to show teachers creative ways to turn an often ordinary homework task into an engaging and rewarding experience. This interactive environment has the features and functionalities detailed in the first result: allowing students to self-assess their homework progress, introducing healthy competition between students (using rewards and leaderboards), offering rewards to students, allowing teachers to monitor performance (both progress and accuracy), and modifying the future homework based on student progress. The workshop aimed to show teachers creative ways of turning an often routine homework task into an engaging and rewarding experience Other Erasmus+ projects were also presented during the event, linking the use of gamification elements in education and providing the opportunity to test the practical results in workshops dedicated to each project.
The feedback received during the conference showed that the topics presented during the event are highly relevant and that such events motivate teachers, encourage the exchange of experiences with teachers from other schools and the discussion of current issues.
Thank you to all those who participated and see you next time 👋
