Education and Analog Role-Playing Games: TeachRPG – Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom, Volume II 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

Education and Analog Role-Playing Games: TeachRPG – Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom, Volume II brings together a diverse group of educatorsand scholars who are using tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) intheir classrooms to foster deeper engagement, build community, and supporttransformative learning. While educational games are increasinglyavailable, many are created by designers without classroom experience oremphasize gamification through points and badges rather than the creationof immersive, gameful environments tied to real learning outcomes.This volume fills a critical gap by centering the voices of practitioner-scholareducators who adapt RPGs to fit their unique disciplines,institutions, and student needs. Contributors share how these gamesenhance cognitive and affective learning, support marginalized students,and offer meaningful pedagogical opportunities for both instructors andlearners. Striking a balance between practical strategies, empirical insight,and personal narrative, Teach RPG provides adaptable models for integratinganalog RPGs into a wide range of classrooms. It moves beyondtheory or anecdote to show how role-playing can be a rigorous, relational,and inclusive educational practice. Read more