Educational Games for Post-Secondary

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  • Date: Day 1, Tuesday
  • Time: 3:45pm - 4:45pm
  • Location: Fall Room

Presenters:

Nico Turner, Learning Specialist – Academic Writing, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)

Session Description:

As a capital-G Gamer who grew up during the boom of home computing and the “golden age” of educational gaming, Nico noticed that educational games are not often utilized at the post-secondary level, and set out to investigate post-secondary educational game design as part of a thesis project. This session will describe some of the findings, including some unexpected themes that are worth discussing, particularly for any learning specialist who is considering working more game mechanics into student support programming.   

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn more about the current state of educational games for post-secondary
  • Look at some design elements that contribute to both success and failure of educational games
  • Discover some potentially surprising themes in post-secondary student reactions to educational games

Thank you for taking the time to join our LSAC community today. Before we begin, we would like to pause to intentionally express our gratitude for the land we are on today and to all the Indigenous Peoples past, present and future that have and continue to be stewards of these lands. We recognize that moving forward we are mutually responsible for the caretaking and preservation of this land for future generations.

We commit to co-creating an accountable space. In our LSAC community, we are committed to creating an accountable space where we welcome individual growth, learning, and unlearning. In this space, we recognize and gently remind one another that we are all tender humans with our own stories and experiences, both positive and negative. We aim to lead with kindness, openness, and patience as we identify and break down barriers to create a safer space for us all. 

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