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ABSTRACT: Serious Gaming in Medical Education: A Proposed Structured Framework for Game Development

Serious games are increasingly being used for medical education. However, the design and development of serious games for the education of health professionals is highly variable, and very few articles report the development process used for game development. There are many established processes for software development that can improve and

Posted on 10 Jan 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Resources

The Teacher’s Guide To Badges In Education

What encourages students to do well in school? Often, it comes down to grades. Many students will work harder in order to earn a higher grade. Colleges want to see good grades. Parents want to see good grades. Grades are good, right? Of course they are, but the grades should

Posted on 8 Jul 2014
By Collated Resource
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

ABSTRACT: Fun, collaboration and formative assessment: Skinquizition, a class wide gaming competition in a medical school with a large class.

Background: Formative assessments are tools for assessing content retention, providing valuable feedback to students and teachers. In medical education, information technology-supported games can accommodate large classes divided into student teams while fostering active engagement. Aim: To establish an innovative stimulating approach to formative assessments for large classes furthering collaborative skills

Posted on 10 Mar 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: InsuOnline, a Serious Game to Teach Insulin Therapy to Primary Care Physicians: Design of the Game and a Randomized Controlled Trial for Educational Validation.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Physicians´ lack of knowledge contributes to underuse of insulin and poor glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus (DM). Traditional continuing medical education have limited efficacy, and new approaches are required. OBJECTIVE: We report the design of a trial to assess the educational efficacy of InsuOnline, a game for education of primary

Posted on 29 Apr 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

RESOURCE: How to Game a Grading Curve

This is an amazing game theory outcome, and not one that economists would likely predict…In this one-off final exam, there are at least two Bayesian Nash equilibria a stable outcome, where no student has an incentive to change his strategy after considering the other students’ strategies. Equilibrium #1 is that no one

Posted on 20 Feb 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Resources

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ABSTRACT: Serious Gaming in Medical Education: A Proposed Structured Framework for Game Development

The Teacher’s Guide To Badges In Education

ABSTRACT: Fun, collaboration and formative assessment: Skinquizition, a class wide gaming competition in a medical school with a large class.

RESOURCE: How to Game a Grading Curve

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