Board Gaming with Education

Dustin Staats
Board Gaming with Education Podcast

"Board Gaming with Education" explores board games, game-based learning, gamification, and other elements of gaming and how they can complement, supplement, and interact with education and learning. If you are an educator, teacher, board game hobbyist, or board game professional and you are curious how board games can be used as learning tools, then this podcast is for you!

  1. 11/10/2021

    Episode 150 - Running Educational Programming at a Tabletop Game Cafe feat. Prisha

    Dustin chats with Prisha about her tabletop game cafe in India. They talk about marketing tabletop games and running educational programming at a tabletop cafe. Dustin shares his expertise in using game-based learning and gamification techniques. Episode Topics (timestamps are for podcast episode | video time stamps are available on YouTube) 00:00 - Board Gaming with Education - Twitch or YouTube or Facebook 1:18 - Introduction to Prisha 3:31 - Context for the Conversation and Understanding the Tabletop Gaming Market 12:08 - Questions for Dustin-- Dustin Tackles Questions about Using Tabletop Games for Educational Programming Games/Books from this Episode [Links include games in our Board Gaming with Education Store or Amazon affiliate links]: Splendor Skull Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Periodic Cytosis Rhino Hero Rhino Hero Junior Trap Words Ion Wongamania Rabbit Rally Snake Oil Superfight Set Check out our board game store for a curated collection of board games for learning at home and in the classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com   Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/prisha

    53 min
  2. 20/09/2021

    Episode 148 - Using Games to Improve the World with Stop, Drop, and Roll Games feat. Laurie Blake

    Dustin chats with Laurie Blake about the power of games for good. We chat about his company Stop, Drop, and Roll Games and its mission-- inclusive, conscientious, and immersive. We also chat about their game Earth Rising and how it ties into games for learning. Episode Topics (timestamps are for podcast episode | video time stamps are available on YouTube) 00:00 - Board Gaming with Education - Twitch or YouTube or Facebook 1:49 - Introduction to Laurie Blake 8:24 - Using Games to Improve the World 18:50 - Earth Rising 35:00 - Game Time Games/Books from this Episode [Links include games in our Board Gaming with Education Store or Amazon affiliate links]: Earth Rising Genius Games like Cytosis Capital Games Studios like Wongamania Pokemon Hero Quest Check out our board game store for a curated collection of board games for learning at home and in the classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com   Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/laurie-blake

    52 min
  3. 26/07/2021

    Episode 147 - Board Gaming with Education Resources and Updates

    In this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin shares some resources you'll find as a part of the Board Gaming with Education community and some huge updates!   Episode Topics Board Gaming with Education - Board Gaming with Education Webstore Resources - 0:57 Updates - 9:52 Check out our board game store for a curated collection of board games for learning at home and in the classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com GET UPDATES ABOUT OUR BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE: https://witty-leader-6961.ck.page/337039c715 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learningwithgames Website Survey for EduGamer Points: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctMZ_CUeCcHB3-V0gvtR_ik8eOuKtPzsfv1m2RScLYSonjsg/viewform Call for Contributors: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/call-for-contributors-2021/ Episode 147 - Using Tabletop Games In-Person in a Socially Distanced Classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/using-tabletop-games-in-person-in-a-socially-distanced-classroom/ Episode 146 - Using Tabletop Games in Class Feat. William Brown from the Hungry Gamer: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/william-brown/ Board Game Crate: https://mrqz.to/boardgamecrate New Games Added to the Store: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/shop/?orderby=date Kickstarter Calendar: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/kickstarter-calendar/ Wavelength Game: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/product/wavelength/   Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/season-12-resources-and-updates

    17 min
  4. 12/07/2021

    Episode 145 - Using Tabletop Games in Class feat. William Brown from The Hungry Gamer

    In this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin is joined by William Brown from The Hungry Gamer to discuss how he has used tabletop games in the classroom. He talks about several examples as well as dives into one specific example of how he used Thousand-Year-Old Vampire to teach writing. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get more content from Board Gaming with Education! Episode Topics Board Gaming with Education - Board Gaming with Education Store - 00:00 Who is William Brown? - 1:50 Defining Tabletop Games - 4:13 Examples of Games for the Classroom - 7:07 Benefits and Pitfalls of Games in Class - 14:23 Thousand-Year-Old Vampire a Creative Writing Game for Teaching Writing - 17:45 Board Game Project- 38:14 Dustin Challenges William to a Game of Wavelength - 40:31 Check out our board game store for a curated collection of board games for learning at home and in the classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com   Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/william-brown

    54 min
  5. 14/06/2021

    Episode 144 - Using Game-Based Learning as Formative Feedback feat. Jenny Varrichio

    In this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin is joined by Jenny Varrichio to discuss game-based learning and using it as a tool for formative feedback. Jenny shares insights into her research as to how we can leverage game-based learning in our classrooms with our learners. This is a perfect episode for diving into the reasons why and how to create an environment for the successful use of game-based learning. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get more content from Board Gaming with Education! Episode Topics Board Gaming with Education - Board Game Crates - 00:00 Who is Jenny Varrichio? - 1:17 Defining Game-Based Learning and Formative Feedback - 5:22 Exploring the Topic Further-- Looking at Research in the Field - 7:18 Why Game-Based Learning as Formative Feedback - 12:38 Dustin Challenges Jenny to a Game of Concept - 23:58 Get your board game crate now! https://mrqz.to/boardgamecrate   Check out our board game store for a curated collection of board games for learning at home and in the classroom: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com   Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/jenny-varrichio

    32 min

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"Board Gaming with Education" explores board games, game-based learning, gamification, and other elements of gaming and how they can complement, supplement, and interact with education and learning. If you are an educator, teacher, board game hobbyist, or board game professional and you are curious how board games can be used as learning tools, then this podcast is for you!

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