The widespread and ubiquitous role of technology in most of our daily practices has influenced many teaching and learning environments, and higher education is not an exception (Barna & Fodor, 2017). However, given the specialised character and research-driven profiles among higher education personnel, the implementation of gamification is not always successfully accomplished. With this in mind, the main objective of this seminar in innovative teaching is twofold. On the one hand, attendants will learn about the most salient challenges and opportunities that gamifying this learning context may entail. On the other hand, this seminar is thought to provide hands-on practice to explore the many possibilities that gamification tools can offer so that attendants can ultimately apply these tools and techniques to their own teaching practices.
Teaching methods have evolved throughout last decades. In order to learn the different possibilities that Innovative Teaching offers, this seminar will explore how each field can provide ideas that can be applied in other areas. In this way, both participants and assistants will improve their knowledge concerning to how to teach and how to create a better environment in the class, in which students play a more dynamic role. These activities will be held mainly by predoc and postdoc fellows of RCC.
Speaker: Alfonso Sanchez, RCC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Government, Harvard University.
Sponsors: RCC; Posdocs@RCC.
LOCATION:RCC Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge MA. STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20191114T000000Z DTEND:20191114T010000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR