Dec 22, 2020
In this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin is joined by co-host Dave Eng and guest Kim Tolson to talk about using board games to develop soft skills. Kim gives some insights into ways you can use board games to develop soft skills and shares some examples of lessons she has developed for her classes. After Dustin and Kim’s discussion, Dustin and Dave continue the conversation by looking back on some of the things Kim mentions in the episode.
- Episode Topics
- Board Gaming with Education Store - 0:00
- Welcome Dave back to the Show - 1:09
- Who is Kim Tolson? - 5:14
- Defining "Soft Skills" - 10:25
- Open-Mindedness - 14:20
- Entertainment, Edutainment, and Education - 17:16
- What Can Educators Learn from Game Designers? - 19:58
- What Can Game Designers Learn from Educators? - 32:23
- Rodger Rejoins the Conversation - 37:44
- Dustin, Kim, and Dave Play FunEmployed - 49:13
Games from this Episode [Links include games in our Board Gaming with Education Store or Amazon affiliate links]:
- Concept
- MonsDRAWsity
- Nerd Words: Science
- Dixit
- Monikers
- Pictures
- Lost Cities
- Word Slam
- When I Dream
- Letter Jam
Check out our board game store:
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.