Playful Pedagogy: Plagued! Demo and Reflections
Instructor: Hannah Swan and Susan Vandagriff, Ebling librarians
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time
Noon-1 p.m.
Location
Ebling Library Meeting Room, Health Sciences Learning Center
Description
This in-person workshop explores the role of playful pedagogy and games in instruction and offers attendees the chance to play Plagued! Age of Enlightenment, an instructional game created here at Ebling using sources from the Historical Collections.
We will discuss the use of play and games in teaching, including the potential benefits and pitfalls, as well as our own process for developing Plagued!. Attendees will also learn to play Plagued!. Registration required.
We will discuss the use of play and games in teaching, including the potential benefits and pitfalls, as well as our own process for developing Plagued!. Attendees will also learn to play Plagued!. Registration required.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email hannah.swan@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, October 21, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.