GSL 156: Teaching Political Science Through Games

05/02/2021

Listen "GSL 156: Teaching Political Science Through Games"

Episode Synopsis

In Games in Schools and libraries episode 156 Kathleen is joined by James “Pigeon” Fielder, Mark Harvey, Ryan Gibb, the authors of the upcoming book Games without Frontiers: Simulations and Games in the Political Science Classroom to discuss their experiences using games to teach political science.
































James “Pigeon” Fielderwww.jdfielder.comhttps://twitter.com/j_d_fielderMark Harvey https://www.stmary.edu/staff/174 https://twitter.com/DrMAHarvey Hidden Agenda game he mentionedhttps://classicreload.com/hidden-agenda.htmlSuggested games: Risk, Diplomacy, Supremacy  Ryan Gibbhttps://www.bakeru.edu/area-of-study/international-studies/ https://twitter.com/scipio_africa Simulation he uses in his classroom is free and online. It is Model Diplomacy and is administered by the Council on Foreign Relations https://modeldiplomacy.cfr.org/case-library    Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: [email protected] ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.