Using Classroom Games to support the learning process

Buenos Aires

Congreso; ALIO-INFORMS Joint International Meeting; 2010

Asoc. Latino-Iberamericana de I.O. (ALIO) - Institute of Operations Research and the Management Science (Informs)

Playing games is a learning activity. When pedagogically oriented, it contributes to significant learning opportunities.

During this workshop I will present games I used with undergraduate students in Operations Research lectures. These games were developed in order to foster the students´active participation and peer-teacher interaction, pretending to contribute to the acquisition of the contents taught in an entertaining and motivating way. The audience will be invited to participate in a sample experience.