The Ludicast

Our guest today is James Hood, lecturer and researcher in Assiniboine College's Land and Water Program: https://assiniboine.net/community/about-us/applied-research/researchers/james-hood-bsc-mnrm From field trips in the wild to dice and matrix games in the classroom he's a true practitioner of Ludic Pedagogy.

Our guest today is Dr. Michelle Kassorla, co-author of the book "Serious Play: A Fun Guide to Introducing AI into Your Writing Classroom". Michelle is an associate professor of English at the University of Georgia - Perimeter College who's research interest is in teaching with AI, and the ethical use of AI in Teaching and Research. Her Substack is "The Academic Platypus" and you kind find her book...

We're doubling down and talking to Canadian students about fun in higher education. In this episode, we speak with students who've been been fortunate enough to take courses with the authors of "Ludic Pedagogy - A Seriously Fun way to Teach and Learn", Dr. Sharon Lauricella and Dr. Keith Edmunds.

We flipped the script! Normally we speak to educators about how and why they build fun into their courses. In this episode we speak with first year students Mariam Olayemi and Nathan Velte from The University of Texas at Austin about how fun helped motivate them to learn the material associated with an 8:00am microeconomics class with over 400 students. We interviewed their professor in an earlier...

Co-Founder of Ludic Pedagogy, Dr. Keith Edmunds and I are interviewed by Shaun Cameron about the foundations of Ludic Pedagogy and its use in the classroom.

Our guest today is Dr. Trent Tucker from Thompson Rivers University. Trent is a self-described Quant, and uses fun when teaching courses like Excel, Power bi and Linear Programming. Before transitioning to higher education, he held numerous industry positions. Currently, Dr. Tuckers research interests focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Our guest today is Dr. Thalia R. Goldstein, Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason University. In addition to her work in the university classrooms, she directs the Play Lab https://playlab.gmu.edu/ , which conducts research that looks both at the effects of engaging in pretend play and theatre on children's social-emotional skills. Dr. Goldstein is also the co...

Our guests today are Dr. Alexander Ornella and Dr. Bev Orton from Hull University in the United Kingdom. Dr. Ornella is a Senior Lecturer in Religion and the Director for Education and Student Experience. Dr. Orton is a film maker and lecturer in Criminology and Sociology. We discuss the role of fun in tackling serious subjects like discrimination, gender and race. Rise - Short Movie: https://vime...

After a hectic holiday break, we're easing into 2024 by re-releasing an early episode of the podcast. Apologies for the audio quality. Instructor Geoff Milne has been teaching accounting to High School and College students for over 30 years. He uses Ludic Pedagogy to connect and engage his students. Since this episode was recorded, Geoff has turned to the Dark Side (just kidding), and is now t...

Our guest today is Dr. Wayne Geerling, Professor of Instruction in Economics at the University of Texas at Austin, is well known for using pop culture and social media influencers to teach core economic concepts. He’s a prolific author, writing numerous books and scholarly articles, and his incredibly fun and engaging instructional style has earned him numerous teaching excellence. He generously s...

Our guest today, Michelle Cummings, M.S., is the Big Wheel and founder of Training Wheels, a known leader in the Team Building field. She is also the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Personify Leadership, a Leadership Development organization. Michelle is an accomplished author and a dynamic, sought-after speaker in the areas of leadership, team-building, and experiential learning. Michel...

Bruce Palmer is one of the OG’s of fun in the classroom. He’s been instructing and developing courses in the School of Nursing for over 40 years, and was on the forefront of the online digital transformation in the late 80’s. His innovative educational practices have been recognized across Canada and led to several teaching excellence awards from industry and public institutions. We’re brought to...

Our guest today is Master Sargent Bonnie Rushing, course director and instructor at the United States Airforce Academy. She’s also a Flight instructor and evaluator, Special Operations Aircrew Linguist, Certified Professional Innovator, Coach, and entrepreneur holding a Masters Degree in Strategic Intelligence. Master Sargent Rushing believes in immersive learning, diversity, equity, inclusion, an...

Our guests today are entrepreneurship educator Dr. Heidi Neck and software engineer Anton Yakushin, founders of Venture Blocks. Venture Blocks is an online, immersive 3D simulation teaching students about customer discovery, as it relates to business and entrepreneurship. Dr. Neck, or Prof Neck as she’s often referred to, is the Jeffery A. Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Babson Col...

Join the Free Book Launch Party the Evening of June 15th!! www.ludicpedagogylab.com Our guest today is Dr. Kat Schrier (she/they) Associate Professor, Director of the Play Innovation Lab, and Director of the Games and Emerging Media program at Marist College. She is the author/editor of over 100 published works, such as  We the Gamers: How Games Teach Ethics & Civics  (Oxford University Press,...

"Ludic Pedagogy - A Seriously Fun Way to Teach and Learn", launches in exactly one month! Todays guest wrote the foreward to the much anticipated book. Professor Alison James is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the United Kingdom, and Professor Emerita of the University of Winchester. She’s also an accredited facilitator of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method. Allison has...

Co-Developer Dr. Keith Edmunds provides a short introductory video about Ludic Pedagogy - a pedagogical model that reintroduces fun, play, playfulness and positivity into higher education. Episode art by: Katie Moum on Unsplash

Our guest today is Tim Smyth. Tim is a high school social studies teacher with over 20 years experience, and holds a reading specialist degree. He also works with the United States Department of Education through an online global comics and education program teaching educators around the globe how to teach using comics and graphic novels in the classroom. He’s a published author, his first book, T...

Interactive Media Arts Instructor, Malena Gonzalez came to higher education bringing a broad based skill set built through her international industry roles of Creative Coordinator, Brand Manager, and Web Strategist. We talk to Malena about problem based learning and why her classrooms are always filled with laughter, inquiry, and fun. Episode art by: Suhash Villuri on Unsplash

Our guest is Chris Whittaker, Physics instructor and Program Coordinator for Enriched Science at Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec. Chris is also a committee member for SALTISE - Supporting Active Learning , a learning community service for instructors, that aspires to implement evidenced-based pedagogy, involving instructional innovations, and leveraging the use of educational technologies to pr...

Dr. Rowan Brookes talks about connecting STEM students to the world, by guiding them through a Leadership Quest full of challenges and personal inquiry. She also talks about using improv techniques in class sessions, being authentic, and fostering psychological safety.

Dr. Lisa Forbes and Dr. David Thomas, developers of Professors at Play, explain why being playful is important in higher education.  Professors at Play is a community serving as a positive, inviting, and playful space for people to share their experiences, develop their ideas, and get resources and inspiration about fun and play in higher education. They’re also the editors of the soon to be relea...

We speak with Ludic Pedagogy developers, Dr. Sharon Lauricella and Dr. Keith Edmunds about the importance of fun in higher education. Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash

Ludic Pedagogy is an instructional model developed by Dr. Sharon Lauricella and Dr. Keith Edmunds. It's designed to cultivate joy of learning as an intrinsic motivator.