Tips for teachers

Making full use of the games requires effort and planning on the part of teachers. Games can provide fun variation to lessons. At their best, however, games may allow students to learn a lot about the topics being addressed.

The following tips will be of assistance in teaching:

Get to know the game by playing it yourself first. Try to understand the idea of the game. Clarify for yourself the kind of learning goals that can be furthered with the aid of the game. If possible, test the game in advance, perhaps with your close associates.
After playing the game, conduct a reflection session with the students in which you can go through the events of the game. What kind of strategies were associated with success in the game? How did a concept learned in the game relate to some financial education topic previously discussed? Learning takes place without reflection, of course, but reflection makes a big contribution to promoting learning.
You can also design games yourself or involve students in designing games. This may consist of cross-curricular collaboration involving, for example, learning digital skills or handicrafts (visual arts, handicrafts). A number of simple digital platforms on which games can be created are presented below. Traditional board or card games can be relatively simple to implement.

Learning takes place without reflection, of course, but reflection makes a big contribution to promoting learning.

Digital platforms on which it is possible to practice creating games

Seppo Gamification tool

With Seppo, teachers can create motivating gamified lessons and courses. Seppo is suitable for all grade levels, including universities and vocational schools.