Eric Klopfer on Gamification at OpenAirBoston

LGN President Eric Klopfer, who recently released his book , was recently spotted on a panel of educators hosted by OpenAirBoston exploring “the intersection between family engagement and emerging technologies.” Eric was joined by Karen Brennan, assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Education and the lead of the ScratchED project.

On the topic of gamification, Eric had this to say:

“The fact that they give rewards is maybe #85 on the list of things that games do.”

Full video:

(via EdTech Researcher)

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