MOTIVATOR: AN ONLINE MOTIVATION SYSTEM FOR LEARNING TEAMS

摘要

The Motivator is a long term online daily motivation system. It develops personal relationships of people on a learning team so they may support the progress of one or more learners for several weeks. The learner and the team are rewarded with bonus ability in a daily play multi-team strategy game called Strong and Honored. The game simulates a rapid world history. Each player controls a tribe which gains influence by means of conflict, collaboration, growth and discovery. When the learner fails to make satisfactory progress, the sponsoring educator removes the game bonus, thereby notifying and sanctioning every member of the learning team. The loss of reward in the game spurs the team to care for and help the adolescent learner to succeed. When the learner achieves success, the sponsoring educator allows automated restoration of the game bonus to the entire learning team. The Motivator can help parents, teachers, and schools to facilitate achievement in students who otherwise withhold effort and fail to learn.