A plug: @CedricKWTan @WildCRU_Ox published a paper in @thePeerJ on the effect of using experiential gaming (EG) on teaching conservation concepts and skills. Spoiler: there were multiple benefits to the EG approach! Wonderful paper. Recommended read.
https://t.co/v8xqP7De6U
No quiero excusar mi afición por los juegos de mesa, pero oye... Esto es un buen comienzo: El efecto que tiene el uso de juegos en la enseñanza sobre la conservación.
https://t.co/ii50gtvr36
"#Conservation #games, if used appropriately, can play an important role in making conservation more interesting and immersive" #UNMSoundBite https://t.co/p8f9IcqJaO https://t.co/4p5CfrMltr
"We adapted the experiential gaming model where students were immersed in goalorientated tasks found in real-life situations, and they tackled questions to complete actions for their main task." #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/psEYel4kJr https://t.co/U95X5P0QjC
"An example of a supplemental conservation game is the 'Freshwater Board Game' where players move around a board and face ecological events that help them advance or move backwards" #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/OGTTKKfCsz https://t.co/xgMRMfga0r
"We adapted the experiential gaming model where students were immersed in goalorientated tasks found in real-life situations, and they tackled questions to complete actions for their main task." #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/psEYekMJkR https://t.co/PlwcvXWIlE
"However, despite their increasing popularity in conservation education, we are unaware of published empirical evidence on the effectiveness of conservation #games" #UNMSoundBite #Conservation https://t.co/B62VpFQ1ep https://t.co/SckHeNWYWC
"As human population continues to increase, intensifying demand for natural resources, there is an increasing need for improved education and outreach methods to effect attitude and behavioural change" #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/S8ssNZvS1a https://t.co/X5vh6osHyd
"We adopted two experimental designs to examine the difference between lesson types: repeated-measures design or counterbalanced measures design" #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/yrM2586XDV https://t.co/dN9HzZAdBF
"We propose Experiential Gaming as a beneficial complement to traditional classroom teaching and current gamified classes for #conservation education." #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/7u760yKZwU https://t.co/nKtAHq7Ieg
"Experiential #games could also be an educational approach towards building capacity among conservationists in both NGOs and governmental organisations" #UNMSoundBite #Conservation https://t.co/1wCMO2fKV5 https://t.co/geemHdUQnk
"Research in this area is needed to establish the extent to which games really can contribute to #conservation teaching" #UNMSoundBite #Games https://t.co/p90tudKf79 https://t.co/qjACYQHpPk
"Conservation often involves hard choices, compromises and even conflict, all of which provide rich source material for #game creation" #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/H3cIlDb81m https://t.co/dTr61DIXjf
"Given the potential to enhance engagement and motivation, environmental educators have utilised #games to teach and learn" #UNMSoundBite #Conservation https://t.co/Ncn44lfy7F https://t.co/YF71lieogN
"An example of a supplemental conservation game is the 'Freshwater Board Game' where players move around a board and face ecological events that help them advance or move backwards" #UNMSoundBite #Games #Conservation https://t.co/OGTTKKxdR9 https://t.co/NnFaSQZgvU