Using Game-based Teaching to Engage Reluctant Learners

It’s challenging enough teaching eager, motivated students—but what if you’re asked to introduce your area of expertise to a room full of skeptics? How do you convince apathetic students to care about something they don’t see as relevant? In this presentation, I’ll share my solutions to this predicament and outline the principles that are making my Fundamentals of Typography course more engaging, even for the most reluctant learner. I’ll give examples of the games and gamification tactics I incorporate into my curriculum, while also sharing cautionary tales of mistakes to avoid. Drawing on my understanding of the cognitive science behind why these principles are working, I hope to inspire you to similarly experiment in your own classrooms.

Presenter:
Andrew Davies, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Cost:
$30 - Faculty employed at GC3 Member institutions
$50 - Faculty employed at NON-GC3 Member institutions

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Registration:
Follow the link to register for “Using Game-based Teaching to Engage Reluctant Learners”.

The deadline to register is Monday, February 10, 2025.