SZ6105 Board games in education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Picka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Karel Picka, Ph.D.
Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Karel Picka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint future teachers (independently of the field) with the possibility of using modern board games in the educational process. Students will be acquainted with the theory related to games in pedagogy, as well as with practical examples (playing) of board games.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: - identify appropriate games for their teaching practice - appropriately involve games in the learning process - organize lessons with a view to the involvement of board games - understand the use of board games in educational work - Help other colleagues in the workplace to select board games and engage them in lessons - Playing modern board games and properly explaining their rules and goals to pupils
Syllabus
  • 1. Game as a concept (Huizinga, Ellington, ...) 2. Game in pedagogy (theoretical background) 3. GBL (Game-Based Learning) 4. Games and motivation 5. History of board games 6. Modern board games 7. Division of board games 8. Board games in educational environment 9. Board games usable in teaching (examples) Each lesson is accompanied by a demonstration of specific degrees, which students practically try. Titles used in this subject include Timeline games, Story Cubes, Ekopolis, Multipolis, Earth, Robo Rally, Imagine !, Code Names and more.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
přednášky, praktická cvičení
Assessment methods
- activity and performance of tasks during instruction - seminar work involving didactic preparation using board games
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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