This Open Educational Resource (OER) provides educators with a practical checklist for designing gamified learning experiences in Canvas. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, it offers actionable strategies to enhance student motivation, engagement, and participation by supporting autonomy, competence, and relatedness within an inclusive, student
This resource provides educators, academic developers, and instructional designers with a practical framework for integrating gamified pedagogical strategies into Canvas to enhance student motivation, engagement, and learning experiences.
Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, the checklist encourages educators to reflect on how their module design supports autonomy, competence, and relatedness. It offers practical strategies such as providing flexible learning pathways, offering assessment choices, incorporating progress indicators, delivering timely feedback, and fostering student interaction and collaboration.
Educators can use the checklist when designing new Canvas modules or reviewing existing ones to identify opportunities for improvement. Academic developers can incorporate it into professional development workshops, while instructional designers can adapt the strategies to different disciplines, teaching contexts, and student needs.
The accompanying student-perspective demonstration illustrates how selected strategies can be implemented in Canvas, helping educators translate pedagogical principles into practical design decisions.
As an Open Educational Resource, the checklist can be adapted and integrated into institutional teaching resources, supporting reflective practice, inclusive course design, and continuous enhancement of the student learning experience.
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