Throughout the academic year, INGENIUM organises several public Staff Academy webinars where there are 1–3 short case presentations on cutting-edge teaching practices, followed by a lively discussion and Q&A session. The webinars unfold on Zoom and are hosted by the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk).

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Theme of this webinar is Gamification.

Preliminary Schedule
12:00–12:20 Marcus Nohlberg, HIS
12:20–12:30 Discussion
12:30–12:50 Rainer Neumann, HKA: Gamification as a Driver for Motivation?
12:50–13:00 Discussion
13:00–13:20 Cristina Vatavu, TUIASI: Game-like activities in electrical circuits
13:20–13:30 Discussion

Register to the webinar here: https://xamk-fi.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Uyvau4uR1iituwqIDyYiQ

Speakers and their topics

Marcus Nohlberg, HIS

Rainer Neumann, holds a doctorate in computer science and is a professor of business informatics and currently Vice-President for Teaching at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. In various events, he deals with topics such as motivation, self-perception and work organisation.

• Gamification as a Driver for Motivation?
  • You don’t have to play games – but you do have to learn and work, right?
    Why do people play games, and what motivates them to do so?
    This short lecture outlines the basic concepts of several motivation theories and uses the example of a gamification framework to show how playful elements can increase motivation.

Cristina Vatavu, Professor at TUIASI, is passionate about non-formal education and unconventional learning methods. She has 30 years in electrical engineering education, with a PhD in electrical engineering on fuzzy logic control algorithms.  She is concerned with implementing the Oxford comma in Romanian. She believes that a good understanding is more valuable than a good grade.

• Game-like activities in electrical circuits
  • An exercise for the formation of transversal and professional competencies in the field of electrical engineering is presented, which activates both skills and attitudes. The exercise called BLINDCOPY is a game developed on the fundamental design principles of constructivism. It can be applied in disciplines such as Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering or Electrical Circuit Theory, but is not limited to these specific areas. It is a playful activity that relaxes the atmosphere and provides uniqueness to curricular applications. The main goal of the exercise is to understand the principles of electrical circuit topology (node, branch and loop) and to change the common perception of what an electrical diagram should look like (from a graphic sketch to an arrangement of interconnected elements). Another secondary goal is to form and strengthen communication skills and teamwork skills.

 

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