As new instructor a couple years ago, I worried that games would be viewed by the students as silly or a waste of time. For most groups, though, I've seen games work well to improve retention of dry material. Currently I have a group of students who are sharply divided in their choice of friends within the class. I have to be careful with games, because it is toxic to have the competition in the classroom fall along lines of friendship. The admonition in this series to choose teams randomly is a very pertinent recommendation for me right now. The… >>>
