This in-person workshop explores the role of playful pedagogy and games in instruction and offers attendees the chance to play Plagued! Age of Enlightenment, an instructional game created here at Ebling using sources from the Historical Collections.
We will discuss the use of play and games in teaching, including the potential benefits and pitfalls, as well as our own process for developing Plagued!. Attendees will also learn to play Plagued! – a medical history game in which players try to survive the dire diseases and misfortunes of the eighteenth century.
If you require any accessibility accommodations to attend or participate in this event, please let us know by emailing hannah.swan@wisc.edu with the subject “How to Play Plagued Workshop Accommodations.” Requests for sign-language interpreters, real-time captioning, Braille or electronic documents should be made at least two weeks before the event. We will attempt to fulfill requests made after this date but cannot guarantee they will be met.