I’ve been in a bit of a creative funk lately. I tend to have seasons where ideas really flow, like an endless supply of “You should try this!” Where I tend to get stuck is the refinement stage, the fine-tuning, the testing, the repetition, and really combing through the details.
Right now though, the ideas themselves feel a little stuck. Maybe it’s the long winter here, or maybe the time change this weekend will get things flowing. But I’ve been wanting to design a few new things:
1. a new kit similar to the Tabletop Case Study
2.a physical pharmacology game
...but the initial spark hasn’t quite arrived yet.
So I’ve lined up a few puzzle-style games to explore this week. One is a TED game called Pandora’s Legacy, an escape-style mystery, and the other is a small card deck called The Ministry of Lost Things. I have also been playing these two simple, small tin games (they arrive in a small tin box) with my girls. The have the cutest little pieces, have really simple rules and are easy to transport. They are called Barbecubes and Tic Tak Trek from AlleyCat Games.
I am always looking for interesting game mechanics and noticing how I feel during the process, especially in that moment when I discover something myself. That feeling of discovery is exactly what I try to recreate with my unfolding case study decks.
If you have any favorite puzzle, mystery, or escape-style games, I’d love to hear about them. Just reply to this email!
Alright, on to this week's ideas 💡
🧭 Active Learning Tool
-a teaching technique to engage students
You might not realize that the standard way your students study is actually making their clinical knowledge more brittle. And the fix starts by changing how they remember and recall.
Get three quick activities to practice recall and retrieval.
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💡 Inspiring Resource
-a link worth clicking
If you’re drowning in a mountain of grading and prep work, this unusual "nagging" strategy is helping people finish an entire day's worth of work in just a few hours.
Could it work on a college campus?
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🗂️ Research Snapshot
-an actionable research finding
Explore how a blended learning environment and a flipped classroom improved nursing bioscience grades and closed the achievement gap in first year students. |
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