Language Teacher Turns Card Games into Problem-Solving Lesson
Language Teacher Turns Card Games into Problem-Solving Lesson
Language Teacher Turns Card Games into Problem-Solving Lesson
By Brenda Gillen
August 18, 2023
Summary
With more than a decade of language teaching experience under her belt, WeiHsuan Lo is eager to expand her knowledge base to best support her students.
She specializes in learning practices for Chinese language teachers, including game-based learning and project-based learning.
A few semesters ago, in a game design class, she and another UNC doctoral student developed a problem-solving card game for teachers called FIXIT. Now in her final year of the program, the game has evolved, and plans for a digital version are forthcoming.
WeiHsuan Lo. "From the research, we know the game is effective in teaching and delivering content. It's helping facilitate student learning. We wanted teachers to be able to adapt this game to any problem-solving topics they want to teach," Lo said.
Heng-Yu Ku, a professor in UNC's School of Teacher Education at the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, is Lo's research advisor.
She took Ku's advice to heart, joining numerous language and teaching associations.
She earned a Master of Arts in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language from the National Taiwan Normal University, a partner institution to UNC. "Before learning ed tech, I could only be a language instructor, but now I have the option to be a curriculum design consultant to teachers who need help to make their lessons and incorporate more educational technology into them," Lo said.
Reference
Gillen, B. (2023, August 18). Language teacher turns card games into problem-solving lesson. News. https://www.unco.edu/news/articles/grad-student-research-weihsuan-lo-2023.aspx