The modern work environment is rapidly changing and thus keeping your employees updated on the latest practices and compliances in the industry has become an utmost need. But one of the most common obstacles companies face is the lack of interest in their curriculum, as a result of which employees are not engaged enough to complete the entire course and even if they do, they don’t learn anything substantial from the course.
Research has shown that one of the most effective ways of boosting engagement in the curriculum is by gamifying them. Gamifying content, which is one of the latest innovations in EdTech is the process of converting the underlying content into a game environment, in order to boost learner engagement, interaction and overall retention with the platform.
Advantages of Gamifying Your Curriculum
Gamifying comes with several different advantages that benefit both, the learners and the company undertaking the course. Mentioned below are some of the most significant ones.
Makes the Content Interactive
One of the biggest disadvantages of a run-of-the-mill curriculum is the boring content that demotivates learners and thus they don’t feel compelled enough to sit through the entire course with rapt attention.
Gamifying your existing content will convert it from a page-turner curriculum to a two-way interface, where the learners can interact with the environment with more freedom and creativity. Two-way interaction will help them be more focused and research indicates that students will retain the information shared better and for longer if it is gamified. Not only this, but research has also shown that students are more inspired to complete the entire curriculum once it has been gamified and made interactive.
Acts as a Motivator
One of the best aspects of gamifying your content is that it takes both the internal as well as external motivators of the learners into account. It is a common understanding that not all your learners will be competitors. Leaderboards and score count will not act as motivators for them. Gamification takes this into account all these factors and thus includes motivators that are favorable for a larger audience. As a result of this, your learners will be hooked to the content and will take it up at their will, saving you the chase and oversight of finishing their coursework on time.
Scale at Large
If you undertake the gamification process with well thought out strategy and planning, then the platform will take into account all the learners currently enrolled, and store all their progress. This will help you scale the process in the future, and thus motivate more employees to enroll themselves in the program. But one aspect to keep in mind is the fact that you need to look at the gamification process like a long-term objective and not a one-off initiative.
Helps You in Partnering
Gamification is a relatively new concept in the field of EdTech has not yet been mastered at many. Thus, as an organization, you need to look for partners who hold expertise and knowledge in developing interactive gamified content. In the partner choosing process, you need to take into account their technical expertise, number of years of experience and most importantly the other organizations they have partnered with in the past. This will make the process much more efficient and as a result, you will have a partner who is competent enough to deliver a learning experience that is state-of-the-art and synchronous will all your employee’s objectives.
Conclusion
The workplace and business dynamics of today are one where constant innovation is called for. Long gone are the days, where just by learning one technology you could become a tycoon. These days, as an organization you need to be equipped with the latest talent and skills relevant to your industry and only then can you thrive and not just survive in this increasingly competitive world of business.
So, go ahead and discuss with your stakeholders about the process of gamification and incorporate the same in your learning curriculum today.
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