Promoting Active Learning Using Games Deirdre Bonnycastle Clinical Teaching Development Coordinator

Objectives Workshop participants will be able to discuss the rationale for using games in their classroom give examples of games that can be used effectively in medical education create one or more games using PowerPoint for a teaching session.

Workshop participants will be able to

discuss the rationale for using games in their classroom

give examples of games that can be used effectively in medical education

create one or more games using PowerPoint for a teaching session.

Definitions Simulation: any structured experience designed to reflect reality, real life and real situations (e.g. role play) Game (Gaming): a competitive activity with a prescribed setting, constrained by rules and procedures

Simulation:

any structured experience designed to reflect reality, real life and real situations (e.g. role play)

Game (Gaming):

a competitive activity with a prescribed setting, constrained by rules and procedures

Definitions Simulation-game: A reality based game Exercise: A structured, non-competitive, experiential activity

Simulation-game:

A reality based game

Exercise:

A structured, non-competitive, experiential activity

Elements of Games That Teach According to Thiagi (1998), well constructed games share the following 5 characteristics: Conflict Control Closure Contrivance Competency. http://www.thiagi.com/games.html

According to Thiagi (1998), well constructed

games share the following 5 characteristics:

Conflict

Control

Closure

Contrivance

Competency.

Games Rationale

Games Rationale foster active learning allow for interactivity promote collaboration, peer-learning and team work increase motivation aid skill development in a risk-free environment

foster active learning

allow for interactivity

promote collaboration, peer-learning and team work

increase motivation

aid skill development in a risk-free environment

Rationale (contd.) serve as attention grabbers provide a change of pace and variety to the teaching experience support different learning styles can address cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains

serve as attention grabbers

provide a change of pace and variety to the teaching experience

support different learning styles

can address cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains

Caution ultimate worth: learning that emanates, benefits to learner and value of the information for practice danger of medium becomes more memorable than the message need to be well-designed, tested and evaluated

ultimate worth: learning that emanates, benefits to learner and value of the information for practice

danger of medium becomes more memorable than the message

need to be well-designed, tested and evaluated

Caution (contd.) need for effective debriefing game may become a barrier to learning (for some individuals) group activities and the inherent problems with group process

need for effective debriefing

game may become a barrier to learning (for some individuals)

group activities and the inherent problems with group process

Types of Games Creativity and Visualization Decision Making Learning Review Health Games Social Impact

Creativity and Visualization

Decision Making

Learning

Review

Health Games

Social Impact

Creativity and Visualization Example http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/2009/the-break-of-the-curveball/

Decision Making Example Survival Scenarios http://wilderdom.com/games/descriptions/SurvivalScenarios.html Diagnostic Thinking http://www.acdet.com/ Quandary http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php

Survival Scenarios

http://wilderdom.com/games/descriptions/SurvivalScenarios.html

Diagnostic Thinking

http://www.acdet.com/

Quandary

http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php

Learning Games Example Future Making Serious Games http://elianealhadeff.blogspot.com/search/label/MedGames Surgery http://www.atlus.com/trauma_center/ Anne Meyer Health Clinic (Second Life) http://ammc.wordpress.com/

Future Making Serious Games

http://elianealhadeff.blogspot.com/search/label/MedGames

Surgery

http://www.atlus.com/trauma_center/

Anne Meyer Health Clinic (Second Life)

http://ammc.wordpress.com/

Review Games Examples Truth Snakes and Ladders Quiz http://www.usask.ca/medicine/pathology-games/ Crosswords http://justcrosswords.com/create_custom_crossword.html

Truth

Snakes and Ladders

Quiz

http://www.usask.ca/medicine/pathology-games/

Crosswords

http://justcrosswords.com/create_custom_crossword.html

Health Games Brain Games http://brainpoweredgames.msu.edu/index.php Fitness Games http://www.humanagames.com/ Ben’s Game about Cancer http:// www.makewish.org/site/pp.asp?c = bdJLITMAE&b =81931

Brain Games

http://brainpoweredgames.msu.edu/index.php

Fitness Games

http://www.humanagames.com/

Ben’s Game about Cancer

http:// www.makewish.org/site/pp.asp?c = bdJLITMAE&b =81931

Social Impact Example Hate Comes Home http://www.willinteractive.com/home.htm

Hate Comes Home

http://www.willinteractive.com/home.htm

Task 1 Insert the PowerPoint Games CD in your computer Open the Games Template Folder Select quiz.tpl Save As “mygame.ppt” Follow the instructions on the handout.

Insert the PowerPoint Games CD in your computer

Open the Games Template Folder

Select quiz.tpl

Save As “mygame.ppt”

Follow the instructions on the handout.

Task 2 Select another template from the CD Create a second game

Select another template from the CD

Create a second game

Thank you! For more Active Learning Resources http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Active+Engagement

For more

Active Learning Resources

http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Active+Engagement