Teaching Matters: Simulations and Games

by Mary Berkery, PhD | November 17th, 2023

Dr. Mary Berkery, department chair, Liberal Arts and Degree Completion, was featured on this episode of the NPR Teaching Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Scott Titsworth, Dean of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Berkery discussed the use of games and simulations in teaching historical thinking skills in HIS350: World War I. The description of the episode also includes links to play demos of all 3 games. Excelsior’s Dr. Anna Zendell was interviewed for part two of the series.

Listen to the podcast here (February 2, 2022)

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