Gamified Learning: a Rationale for Ludo-pedagogy and Gamified Classrooms

This paper examines the value of ludo-pedagogy and gamified teaching and learning in a contemporary context and introduces strategies that can be adopted to enable a gamified classroom. In particular, this paper outlines the framework for creating a workshop-style ‘escape room’ which foregrounds core elements of ludo-pedagogy and gamified classrooms and moves beyond documented cases that feature more simplistic methodologies. Gamified teaching and learning has been proven to help students achieve higher order learning outcomes and increase student self-perception, and the primary aims of this paper are to outline potential approaches and to encourage further development.