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Comment on Magen Goforth's post: I like that you point out how important rapport with our students can be. Without mutual respect and trust, learning is stifled. 

I think one of the most powerful takeaways is the emphasis on responsive facilitation. When we provide descriptive feedback in democratic learning environments, students are empowered and build confidence. Shifting the center of the classroom from instructor to student-lead takes a great deal of effort and training. Instead of focusing on who is leading, I intend to further make my classrooms collaborative, shared learning environments with skill acquisition that is immediately applicable in adults' lives. 

Time management is a useful tool to include in the workplace. I also found the 80/20 rule to be revolutionary to being goal oriented in the classroom setting.

I feel the assessment of each game and/or simulation is important in perfecting educational learning. 

I learned that collaborative learning helps students to work together better in achieving successful learning outcomes. 

I've learned that games and simulators can assist different learning levels. 

Specific guidelines and rubrics are necessary for guiding a class through an assignment. Using digital tools for assignments. Would definitely need a rubric. 

It is well known that the COVID pandemic caught us unawares and education systems were forced to implement virtual mechanisms for training. At least in Latin America we have had to leran with "cost-benefit" (including the margin of error and improvisation). These years have been a time fo challenges that this course has allowed me to confirm and orgnize better mentally and in the processes from now on. The application of this content is in impoving the practices of social engagement in my classes, but continue to insist that the administrative teams are better involved with students, going beyond the… >>>

I have learned that gaming and simulations are creative ways of learning and not just fun and games