How TTRPGs engage learners
In this article, we’ll take a look at a few of the ways tabletop role-playing games can engage learners, be used for intentional educational elements, and help kids see learning as fun instead of as a chore.
Category: Education (page 3)
Interview with Shelly Mazzanoble, D&D curriculum creator and senior brand manager at Wizards of the Coast
While at SXSW EDU 2024, I had the amazing opportunity to meet and talk with Shelly Mazzanoble about D&D in the classroom! Check out our chat here to learn about Shelly’s XP at Wizards of the Coast and see what educational resources she’s been part of making!!
The Classroom Ready TTRPG Toolkit
This toolkit by TTRPGkids provides resources to creators so they can take their TTRPGs from being educational to being classroom ready using the templates and explanations included here.
Shifting from “educational” to “classroom ready” TTRPGs
With a wider community acceptance of the idea that games provide players with benefits to skill development, many publishers are releasing educational TTRPGs. However, for these games to be widely accepted in a classroom setting and to actually be accessible to educators who are stretched on time and resources, it’s important to make sure that your game is not just educational but that it’s also classroom ready.
TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, Episode 10: Including educational elements in your TTRPGs
In this episode of TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, I talk about different ideas for incorporating educational elements into your tabletop RPGs for both in-class and at home!
Educational resources and general intro to TTRPGkids for SXSW EDU attendees
TTRPGkids is at SXSW EDU 2024 for 1:1 mentor sessions AND to give a talk on using TTRPGs to teach engineering skills! Find info on the TTRPGkids events, resources supporting the talk, and a general intro for those who are new to TTRPGkids!
Talk audio (Teaching Kids Core Life Skills with TTRPGs) from TTRPGkids at MC3 fall 2023
TTRPGkids made another appearance at Motor City Comic Con for their fall 2023 show and did a talk about Teaching Kids Core Life Skills with TTRPGs! Find the talk audio here in case you weren’t able to attend, and check out the resource list that supports points from the talk while you listen!
Review of The Library Game, an adventure for learning about libraries!
The Library Game by Open Story Games is a TTRPG/LARP where players learn about library organization while acting as researchers trying to prepare for a catastrophe that’s about to befall the building! Collect magical words for creating your solution before time runs out!
Using TTRPGs to teach science and engineering
If you’re looking to use TTRPGs in the classroom or after class/at home to reinforce science and engineering learning, check out here for a few very big ways that you can incorporate core science and engineering skills into your games while keeping them fun!
Review for Cozy Companion vol 3: All Things Nautical
Cozy Companion is a magazine from Snowbright Studio that includes TTRPG adventures, project features, and activities for all ages (kids and adults can both enjoy) that all revolve around a particular theme for each issue! This review is for Cozy Companion volume 3: All Things Nautical!