Games, Gamification, and the Quest for Learner Engagement

Friday, June 01, 2012 - by Karl M. Kapp

Game-based learning can turn disconnected, bored learners into engaged participants.

Authored By:

  • Karl M. Kapp

    Karl M. Kapp is a professor of Instructional Technology in Bloomsburg University's Department of Instructional Technology in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and the assistant director of Bloomsburg University's acclaimed Institute for Interactive Technologies. He has authored or co-authored five books on the convergence of learning and technology:The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Education, Integrated Learning for ERP Success, Winning e-Learning Proposals, and Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning and Learning in 3D.

    Follow Karl on his widely-read "Kapp Notes" blog at www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes.