Game Changer - Utilizing Gamification Strategies to Motivate Teams, Drive Productivity, and Create Trainings that Engage
The business world has long used elements of gamification to drive consumer behavior and reward brand loyalty. You can look at your own shopping habits to see this in action. We utilize frequent flier miles, grocery store member cards, save up our coffee perks, or redeem points from paying our bills, all while looking for the next reward level. How can we incorporate these strategies into our trainings, regardless of topic, to make professional development fun and engaging?
In this session, we'll discuss 6 elements of gamification, how they drive motivation and behavior, and how they can be applied in a variety of contexts to help boost team productivity, collaboration, and synergy.
Steve Kaufman, Senior Instructional Designer, The University of Akron
Steve is a Senior Instructional Designer and Strategic Initiatives Coordinator at the University of Akron. Prior to joining UA, Steve served as the Associate Director of Online Learning at Ashland University. Currently, he serves as one of the Ohio Quality Matters Consortium's State Leads and is proud to be one of Ohio's Affordable Learning Ambassadors and trainer for the Open Textbook Network.
Through his experience, he has been able to help grow online programs, provide insight and guidance into the course development process, and create engaging faculty professional development at multiple institutions. He specializes in working one-on-one with faculty members to help them create dynamic, well-designed, objective-focused courses.
His research interests include: open education, gamification, metacognitive strategies, and student engagement.
What: CVATD Dinner Meeting
When: September 9, 2020
5:30 pm Networking
5:45 pm Program begins
Where: WebEx - Virtual Event (WebEx link will be sent after registration)
Who: CVATD Chapter Members - $10
Members of Other ATD Chapters - $10 (Contact your Chapter for code)
Visitors - $15
Students, Seniors, and In-Transition Members - $10
