Rolling the dice on innovative teaching

June 16, 2026 | Educator Adam Watson ’05, ’07 doesn’t just play tabletop roleplaying games, he’s using them to engage students and become the main character of Kentucky’s TTRPG-in-education movement

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UPLB student creates board game to make sex ed conversations easier for young people

A student from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) developed an educational board game that aims to make discussions on sex education more open, interactive, and accessible for young…

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Design and evaluation of Enthralled : A higher education conversation game based on Euripides' Bacchae. | Drama and Theater Arts | Arts & Humanities in Higher Education | EBSCO Research

<p>This article focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of *Enthralled*, an immersive educational conversation game based on Euripides' classical Greek tragedy *Bacchae*. Developed for…

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Rhythm-Based Video Games: Exploring the Cognitive and Learning Potential - Child Mind Institute

Dr. Assaneo's current fellowship project seeks to better understand how rhythm synchronization abilities develop during childhood and whether they could eventually be strengthened through interactive…

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From Monopoly to microeconomics: How one Malaysian lecturer turned a board game into a classroom breakthrough | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — After 25 years teaching economics and business, Dr Janitha Nadarajah came to the realisation that understanding economic theories requires more than...

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Psychology says parents who like to play board games at home with their kids, friends or family aren't simply playing games: What this habit reveals

Psychology says parents who like to play board games at home with their kids, friends or family aren't simply looking for entertainment. Psychology explains that board games help people build trust,…

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Giant 120-sided 'Dungeons and Dragons' dice highlights every element

The chunky aluminum die is perfect for roleplaying games and chemistry class.

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Therapists try a new way to get patients to open up: Tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons

A growing group of therapists and mental health providers is turning to the game as a tool to facilitate group therapy sessions.

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Class uses Minecraft as building blocks for MCAT

A new University of Texas at Dallas class gives premed students the opportunity to take care of fictional patients in a virtual hospital – all in the blocky world of Minecraft. Instead of a textbook,…

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Waste pickers in Nairobi boost recycling skills by playing a board game | Africanews

Waste pickers in the Kenyan capital are being trained how to be more productive and help the environment - by playing a board game. They learn about the circular economy, sustainable practices and…

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Skills see gains: Research finds game-based activities improve math, STEM performance, and social skills in children and young adults. Motivation challenge: Gamified learning can raise grades but may...

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IWP Interns Use Wargames to Supplement Classroom Learning - The Institute of World Politics

During the spring semester, the IWP undergraduate internship program, under the leadership of Director of National Security Internship Programs, Melissa

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These digital games are teaching players about the world's most fragile ecosystems | ASU News

As Earth Day highlights the importance of protecting the planet, a pair of digital learning games from Arizona State University’s Ask A Biologist is helping people move from awareness to action in…

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How Digital Media, Gamification, and AI Are Transforming Oncology Education

The landscape of oncology education is rapidly evolving through digital media, gamified learning, and artificial intelligence. Although these technologies offer unique opportunities for flexible…

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Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers

By letting people make choices and experience the outcomes of those choices, gaming provides a much more hands-on way of learning about health.

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Begone Satan! Dungeons & Dragons works wonders in education

Dungeons & Dragons can provide a sense of play, experimentation, and collaboration that reshapes and expands the minds of children.

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Sprinkling Students with Willingness to Communicate: A Playful Poker Chip Game

This learning and teaching innovation project was funded by the Teaching Development Fund (Seed) in 2025/26.

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How Earth Day Games Are Transforming Environmental Education

Earth Day games are changing how students learn sustainability. Explore how gamification is shaping environmental education beyond April 22.

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How a simple card game is empowering youth voices - Daily News

DAR ES SALAAM: IN a world increasingly dominated by fast-moving digital interactions, where conversations are often reduced to short texts and fleeting posts, a quiet but powerful movement is…

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Do Video Games Raise Kid's IQ? A New American National Study Says it's Complicated

New ABCD Study Results suggest gaming may boost child intelligence factors, though screen time effects depend on healthy digital habits and sleep quality.

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Video Game-Based Electromyographic Biofeedback Interventions in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Clinical Trial

Introduction: Exercise is considered the most effective, non-drug treatment for reducing pain and improving movement in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The current study aimed to compare the…

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Physics versus games - Nature Reviews Physics

This April, we ask whether physics in computer games might beat the real thing.

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Evaluating a digital serious game for learning medical terminology in a randomized controlled trial - npj Digital Medicine

npj Digital Medicine - Evaluating a digital serious game for learning medical terminology in a randomized controlled trial

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Amman students to use Minecraft to reimagine Southern Gate neighbourhood in competition by Jameel C40 Urban Planning Climate Labs with Minecraft Education

Amman, Jordan, 5 April 2026 – 400 school students in Amman, Jordan, will have the chance to use the Minecraft...

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Why playing board games could boost your brain more than puzzles | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Lower dementia risk and live a better quality of life with an occasional round of Monopoly or chess with the family.

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