Teaching Matters: Food Games
In the second part of this two-part podcast interview on NPR’s Teaching Matters, Dr. Anna Zendell, teaching faculty for 91¿ì²¥’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, discussed a game-based learning initiative integrating games into two courses – one in history and one in a nutrition course. 91¿ì²¥ faculty created these games to address specific challenges in the courses and to promote empathy. Zendell and 91¿ì²¥ Liberal Arts and Degree Completion department chair Dr. Mary Berkery each covered different facets of the evidence-base around game-based learning and simulations and talked about best practices for adult learners. Berkery was interviewed for part one of the series.
(February 14, 2022)