Gamifying Learning: Engaging Students Through Interactive Play

Explore how game-based learning is transforming higher education across disciplines in this interactive 60-minute session. Participants will engage with Enrolled, a board game developed to increase student engagement in First-Year Seminar courses, and discover how students can become co-designers of their own educational experience. Learn how historians use gaming to help students reconstruct the past through a modern lens, making abstract concepts tangible and interactive. Finally, examine how gamification is being applied in healthcare education to boost learning outcomes for both students and patients. This session highlights practical strategies, showcases cutting-edge tools, and demonstrates how educational games foster deeper engagement, retention, and real-world skill development across diverse fields.