Playing to Learn Workshop, 2021 - 2022

Role: Co-Designer and Facilitator

Collaborators: Gulsah Kacmac, McGill University; Ananya Rao and Vignesh Mukund, UNESCO MGIEP

Designed and delivered a unique workshop for teachers and students in collaboration with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP). Based on my colleague Gulsah’s doctoral research, the workshop focused on different types of in-class and out-of-class scaffolding supports to maximize learning using digital games in game-based learning environments. It demonstrated the utility of game-based learning to the participants and provided them with information and techniques for adopting digital games in the classroom. A total of 43 teachers and students participated in the workshop.