Gamification and learner variability

https://www.gamifiedlearningacademy.com/dailynews

Recently I stumbled upon the above site that offers professional development on gamification. The site does seem quite new as some things were still work-in-progress but I was able to try one of the free courses. It was quite nice to get a 'Newbie' badge after I actually signed up for an account. Those who are keen can also see ETD's Learning Gamified Google Site.

Some screenshots from the site

Poster by Sententia Gamification

The above poster is from the 'Game Garage' course that I registered for free. I must say that quite a bit of effort has been put into it. There were some other archived contents including Action Mapping: Branching Scenario which I am familiar with to create a choose-your-own-adventure learning experience. 

quite a list in the course catalogue but not all are free

I believe that although such skills would be useful as an educator, one could also possibly get jobs for the Learning Designer roles or Learning and Development, People (HR) teams. I know companies look for people with the skills to create effective and interactive online learning experiences (bonus if you know how to use Articulate 360). Just look at the screenshot from Shopee below with the coins and various gamification elements that are used to engage the users. 

Separately, I was also pointed by a friend/colleague to the following Digital Promise site which offers a Learner Variability navigator which on first impression gave the differentiated instructions or personalised learning vibes. The video below explains what it is actually. From my understanding, it is linked to the Modern Classrooms Project where one can learn how to plan and implement ' blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning experiences'. 

https://lvp.digitalpromiseglobal.org/ 

I probably would want to explore this deeper as I coach students academically in the social service organisation that I am volunteering at. I will also take on and complete some of the above Professional Development so that I'd be more ready when/if I head back to schools to teach. 

Maths example: https://lvp.digitalpromiseglobal.org/content-area/math-7-10/strategies