Experiential Games in the Classroom (A Poster Session)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Game Cultures Society

Organizer Name

Sarah Jane Sprouse

Organizer Affiliation

Texas Tech Univ.

Presider Name

Sarah Jane Sprouse

Paper Title 1

Playing without Fear: Using Games in the Classroom as Introduction, Capstone, and Guide for Research

Presenter 1 Name

Glenn Kumhera

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Pennsylvania State Univ.–Erie, The Behrend College

Paper Title 2

How to Play the Black Death . . . and Survive! Gamifying the University Classroom

Presenter 2 Name

Jolanta N. Komornicka

Presenter 2 Affiliation

St. Jerome's Univ., Univ. of Waterloo

Paper Title 3

Playing Beowulf: Using Board Games as Tools for Teaching the Anglo-Saxon Society

Presenter 3 Name

Kristina Lewis

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Texas Tech Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2019 1:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1035

Description

Games and gamification are buzzwords in education: in addition to popular curricular games such as Reacting to the Past, instructors are increasingly incorporating games and the idea of game-play into their curricula as a pedagogical tool. This poster session allows for interactive, hands-on discussion between presenters and presentees. Posters and practical demonstrations together will showcase ways in which game-based pedagogy can foster experiential learning about the Middle Ages. Sarah Sprouse