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An Innovative Educational Escape Room Framework for Active Learning in Classrooms
- Source :
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society; vol 45, iss 45
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Active learning techniques are educational tools that engage students with hands-on and interactive learning experiences. However, despite proven pedagogical advantages, active learning activities can be difficult to implement in traditional university classroom setups. We present a newly developed template for an educational escape room that can be used in a class of any size or discipline, does not require any special equipment, and is supplemented by free and accessible technology. We describe implementation of the escape room template in a plot-driven, dynamic sleep laboratory escape room, using puzzles to reinforce lecture content about circadian rhythms and sleep cycles in a large introductory neuroscience course of 300 students. This proof-of-concept innovative educational escape room framework combines escape room principles, technology, and physical paper elements to provide a new way of engaging students with complex course concepts in an interactive way, connecting best practices in education, applied neuroscience, and computer science.
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society; vol 45, iss 45
- Notes :
- Nakashyan, Boris, Clabough, Erin
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1391578013
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource