General Education, "Skills Goals," and Ungrading: Games in the College Classroom
Summary:
A talk on challenges inherent in using games in the college classroom and approaches to overcoming them using careful selection of student learning objectives and ungrading strategies for assessment.
Description:
This presentation presents approaches to using games in the college classroom with an eye toward avoiding frequent pitfalls, especially with regards to assessment. It explores the types of skills that are best learned through games, misconceptions about the possibility of learning through play, and ways in which ungrading strategies can be used to appropriately assess desired student learning outcomes.