Gameplay and Game Design to Transform Learning – Laughter and Learning Outcomes in Medical Education (EP.22)
With Michelle A. Nelsen, MS, HTL (ASCP)
Incorporating games into your curriculum can be transformative. Games can be immersive and when constructed by learners, a game can move education from a passive endeavor to an active and engaging experience that promotes critical thinking teamwork experiential learning and empathy. Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Program Director for the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences’ Histology Technician Program, Michelle A. Nelsen, MS, HTL(ASCP), joins Stacy Craft to discuss concreate examples of leveraging the world of game design and gameplay to bring difficult content to life and build community in the virtual and in person classroom.
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Additional Resources:
Videos:
Gamification in Higher Education | Christopher See | TEDxCUHK
Articles:
- What does Game Based Learning Offer Higher Ed? Gonzaga University
- Game Design in the Classroom: 8 Steps to Get Started
- Xu M, Luo Y, Zhang Y, Xia R, Qian H, Zou X. Game-based learning in medical education. Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 3;11:1113682. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1113682. PMID: 36935696; PMCID: PMC10020233.
- Khanna A, Ravindran A, Ewing B, Zinnerstrom K, Grabowski C, Mishra A, Makdissi R. Escape MD: Using an Escape Room as a Gamified Educational and Skill-Building Teaching Tool for Internal Medicine Residents. Cureus. 2021 Sep 27;13(9):e18314. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18314. PMID: 34725586; PMCID: PMC8553278.
- Heim AB, Holt EA. From Bored Games to Board Games: Student-Driven Game Design in the Virtual Classroom. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2021 Mar 31;22(1):22.1.19. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2323. PMID: 33884075; PMCID: PMC8012046.
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