Engaging Educational Lectures

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Educational lectures often lack the element of making the material interesting to students, leading to low engagement. Professors sometimes teach without enthusiasm or interest in the subject matter. Lecture environments can be vastly improved with interactive and engaging methods that trigger curiosity and motivation in students, such as introducing a compelling question or story at the beginning to drive the learning process. Casual mobile games are seen as a more appealing distraction during lectures, as they are simple, fast-paced, and require minimal commitment, allowing students to multitask while half-listening to the lecture.

Yu-kai Chou is an Author and International Keynote Speaker on Gamification and Behavioral Design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group, as well as the Original Creator of the Octalysis Framework, and the author of Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards.

We talked about why games are often more engaging than real life, The Octalysis Framework-Yu-Kai’s most substantial life work that breaks down all human motivation into eight core drives, why traditional schooling so boring, how to gamify your real life, flow theory as it relates to the Octaylsis, and Octalysis Prime-Yu-Kai’s online gamified learning platform.

Yu-Kai Chou Blog: https://yukaichou.com/

Octalysis Prime: https://island.octalysisprime.com/#!/

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