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How game design can help schooling

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Caitlin Holman |

TEDxUofM

• February 2017

The world is changing rapidly but models of decades-old schooling still influence educational systems in ways that leave students with few reasons to truly excel. Education researcher Caitlin Holman explains how game design principles engineered to keep players motivated can be co-opted to revitalize schools and improve educational outcomes.

The world is changing rapidly but models of decades-old schooling still influence educational systems in ways that leave students with few reasons to truly excel. Education researcher Caitlin Holman explains how game design principles engineered to keep players motivated can be co-opted to revitalize schools and improve educational outcomes.

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About the speaker

Caitlin Holman

Social Entrepreneur

Caitlin Holman is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan School of Information. Her work focuses on the use of technology to support educational outcomes. Holman is the co-founder GradeCraft, a gameful learning platform designed to increase student engagement. GradeCraft has been used by more than 4,500 students across 50+ University courses and was recently awarded a multi-million dollar grant from the Third Century Fund to make gameful learning available for all students at the University of Michigan and beyond.

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