Learning Through Play
Learning Through Play
Learning Through Play
March 5, 2024
Summary
It's one of several board games Kaur developed and designed, and just one of the unique strategies Kaur uses in her teaching that led to her receiving the 2023 Award for Education in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience. Kaur met both of them through an NIH ADVANCE grant funded professional development program called BRAINS. "One of the reasons why I went into teaching innovation-related work as much as I did was the support of my fellow BRAINS cohort members like Nathan and Yasmin," Kaur said. The award is the result of a culmination of several facets of Kaur's work, which not only provides innovations in the undergraduate classroom, but also trains fellow educators in her practices. In 2021, Kaur received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for professional development of other faculty in high-impact, student-centered teaching practices. "We've trained 10 faculty across STEM disciplines on campus so far and will start the final cohort training in the summer ," said Kaur. Kaur said the faculty quickly realize how beneficial games can be for learning when they experience how gameplay helps them remember information during the training sessions. "I've heard stories about how many of our faculty participants have gone down to the media design lab this semester to get games printed," Kaur said, "Which made me really happy and excited for their students!".
Reference
Learning Through Play - Stories from UNC Asheville.. (2024, March 5). Exposure. https://stories.unca.edu/learning-through-play