Regular readers to our blog will know that in the past we have utilized game-based learning into our . Students have learned about crime scene investigation by ; they studied vaccines ; and even . Interactive game shows have become a regular CEPI staple, challenging our students to test their memories over topics in healthcare, STEM, and CEPI programming. Our games-based approach has also extended to events such as and the .
Recently, we carried the game show format even further, converting the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Mitchell Hall into a massive board game. Titled Race Around the Umlaut, students from the broke into small small teams of contestants to compete in a variety of challenges. Some of these challenges reviewed information they had learned in lessons from throughout the semester while others tested their general knowledge. Among the ways they put their mental might to the test: they reviewed news headlines in an effort to pick out real from "fake news"; they attempted to match SAT words with their definitions; they tried to answer SAT/ACT math problems in a tense race against the clock; and they even competed in a fast-past game of Operation. Teams competed for glory and fabulous prizes and demonstrated the power of games to convert class into an exciting, competitive atmosphere.