Gamify your learning experiences and modules by adding badges for learners to reward your learners.
Gamification is a great way to engage learners in online learning. by applying a typical element you would normally find in gameplay (e.g., earning points, badges, or rewards), you can easily incorporate gamification in your learning the will reward and motivate learners.
Setting Up Achievements/Badges
In order to add an achievement, you will need to follow these steps:
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Choose 'Setup' in your module
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Choose 'Achievements' from the menu on the left
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Click 'New' to add a new achievement
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Name your achievement then add a Description and a Collection Statement.
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Select an icon for your badge from the Asset Library
Add an Achievement or Badge Overview to your Experience
You can create as many achievements as you like. Once you have finished creating your achievements, we suggest adding a screen at the beginning of your module that will tell the learner how and when they’ll receive these badges:
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On the screen you wish to show your badge overview, click 'Add' to pull up the 'Add' window
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Choose 'Smart Content' from the menu on the right
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Select 'Badge Overview'
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Choose 'All Bites' to display an overview of the badges
Awarding Achievements/Badges
There are three ways to award an achievement/badge:
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At any time during a module, by using the Award Badge content object
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As an award for answering a question correctly
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As an award for achieving a relevant score
1. Using the Award Badge Content Object
Select where in the module you would like to award a badge; it can be anywhere that feels appropriate:
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Add New
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Choose Smart Content
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Choose Award Badge
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Choose Select Existing and pick the badge you want to award
2. Awarding a Badge for Answering a Question Correctly
Select a question that deserves an award.
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Edit feedback for the selected question
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Activate the Earn Achievements toggle
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Choose Select Existing
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Choose the badge you would like the Learner to earn
3. Award for Achieving a Relevant Score
To award a badge for achieving a relevant score, you will need to use the Smart Content objects first. Add either the Graph Results content object, or the Results List content object. You can read more about Smart Content objects here.
Then, to award a badge for a score:
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Choose Graph Results or Results List and edit
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Activate the Award Badge toggle
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Choose Select Existing
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Choose the badge you would like the Learner to earn