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Educational Games:Let’s Play to Learn

Michelle Montpas, RN, MSN, EdD

Mott Community College

Division of Health Sciences

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Objectives

At the end of this session, the participant will:

Identify strengths & weaknesses for games.

Identify various games for classroom use.

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Misconception

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Theme

Education is not the

filling of a pail, but

the lighting of a fire.

William Butler Yeats

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Traditional Education

Traditional students

Teacher as expert

Main methodology - lecture

Repeat learned material

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Important Changes

Students

Knowledge

Time

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Quote

To awaken interest and kindle

enthusiasm is the sure way to teach

easily and effectively. Tyron

Edwards

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Active Learning

More than listening

Develops skills

Higher thinking

Bonwell & Eison, 1991

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Educational Gaming

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Gaming

An instructional method requiring the

learner to participate in a competitive

activity with preset rules

(Fitzgerald, 1997)

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Advantages of Games

Fun

Active

Cooperative

Competitive

Adjustable

Versatile

Cognitive & affective learning

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Disadvantages for Gaming

Time

Space

Group size

Participation

Threatening to some

“Out of Control”

Difficult evaluation

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Top 3 Reasons Teachers Don’t Use Gaming

Too much trouble

Not enough time

Don’t know how

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Types of Games

Word Puzzles Board Role play Computer Simulations

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Classroom Game Examples

Bingo

Pyramid

Jeopardy

Pictionary

Family Feud

Crosswords

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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Crossword Example1

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Created with EclipseCrossword — www.eclipsecrossword.com

http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/index.html

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Pyramid

Teams of 2

Give or receive

Timed

Winner’s Circle

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Pyramid

Parts of a car

Medical TV shows

Components of a recipe

Things Fonzie would say

Administrators at Mott College

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Pyramid

Parts of speech

TV game shows

Computer programs in Microsoft Office

Things Barney the Dinosaur would say

Buildings on Mott College’s main campus

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Family Feud

Two teams compete

Match survey

Fast money round

Source: http://www.familyfeud.tv/index.html

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States that Begin with “A”

1. Alaska

2. Alabama

3. Arkansas

4. Arizona

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Tools a Plumber Would Use

1. Plunger

2. Pipe wrench

3. Snake

4. Torch

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Match Game

2 players

Celebrity panel

Most matches – win

Final round – 1:1

Source: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/matchgame/gifs_a-m.html

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Match Game

Administrative _____________

_____________ equation

After the nurse found the patient’s suppository in his ear, she wondered where his ___________ was.

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Match Game

Christmas _____________

_____________ tax

Professor Johnson said, “You’ll never believe my student’s latest excuse for not bringing his homework. He said his _______________ ate it.”

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Jeopardy

Created by Merv Griffin – 1964 Televised

(Source: http://www.jeopardy.com/)

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Advantages for Jeopardy

Familiar rules

Easily modified

Usable for many topics

Facilitates all domains of learning

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Variations

Chalkboard, overhead, poster, or computer

Teams rather than individuals

Everyone must answer

Students write questions

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Recommendations for Gaming

Consider Objectives

Time frame

Environment

Participants

Content

Equipment

Rules

Rehearse

Revise

Debrief

Prizes

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Summary/Conclusion

Incorporate gaming into classroom

Consider objectives & learners

Know advantages & disadvantages

Use, research, & revise methods

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Thank you for your participation.

Any questions?