Congratulations to two colleagues in the College of Professional Studies for their contributions to the newly released book, Gamify Your College Classroom (Sierra Adare-Tasiwoopa Ápi, editor, 2025). They each contributed to different chapters in Part 2 of the publication, which focuses on Storytelling and Escape Rooms.
- Dr. Cody House, Director, Executive and Lifelong Learning, co-wrote, “I Spy the Solution: A Meta Approach to Escape Room Design (Part 2, Chapter 4).
- Drew Santorello, Senior Instructional Technologist, contributed “Enhancing Learning Experiences Through Storytelling and Immersive Media” (Part 2, Chapter 5).
About the Book
Gamify Your College Classroom is an instructor playbook for nurturing life skills through the incorporation and customization of games and game elements into coursework.
Featuring a robust contributor team representing a range of institutions and disciplines, this guide provides detailed case studies and strategies to promote critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and even AI literacy. In a world in which ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies tempt students to take a passive route, the approaches in this book are designed to foster strategic planners and open-minded decision-makers.
By allowing students to gain knowledge through their choices, take responsibility for their learning, and expand and enrich their perspectives on diversity and empathy, this book equips college faculty and instructors with the tools they need to optimize real-world skill building.