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Pedagogical competence in higher education

New ways of delivering training – Micro-learning and gamification

This two-part video series Micro-learning and gamification explores what microlearning and gamification are and how they can be used in a higher education context.

The videos are produced in Finnish and are subtitled in Finnish, Swedish and English.

This two-part video series Micro-learning and gamification explores what microlearning and gamification are and how they can be used in a higher education context.

The videos are produced in Finnish and are subtitled in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Episode 1: Micro-learning

This episode explains what is meant by microlearning and how it can be applied in the training provided by higher education institutions. (Open episode 1 video, 8:58 min)

Reflect and describe

  • How can you use micro-learning to support the learning of learners from different backgrounds and with different objectives in a scheduled manner?
  • How can you promote learners’ motivation to complete the entire study module at hand?
  • What formats are best suited for your teaching?
  • How do you plan the assessment of your teaching module so that it suits teaching based on micro-learning?

Episode 2: Gamification

This episode outlines what gamification is and how it can be applied in the training provided by higher education institutions.. (Open episode 2 video, 7:33 min)

Reflect and describe

  • What types of gamification methods have you already used in your teaching?
  • In your own teaching, what kinds of gamification methods would best support the fact that learners come from increasingly diverse backgrounds in the future?
  • How can gamification be used to increase internal motivation in your own teaching?
  • Can assessment be carried out through the methods of gamification in your own teaching?

More information on training

This training is part of the Digivisio 2030 programme’s e-learning training, which aims to develop the competence of the teaching and support staff of higher education institutions in order to promote the high-quality content of the opin.fi service. The training has been implemented following the principle of micro-learning. In other words, it consists of one or more episodes with one or more assignments. The videos and podcasts of the training package can be viewed on the Digivisio 2030 programme’s YouTube channel, and all materials related to the trainings can be found on Aoe.fi on the page of the training. The reflection exercises have made use of the original training material.

These trainings are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This training has been provided by:

Pajarre, Eila (Tampere University)