Teaching Curve 25 Mark Harvey, James Fielder, and Ryan Gibb on Integrating Games into International Studies Courses

Dr. Mark Harvey is an Associate Professor and Director of the Masters of Business Administration Program at St. Mary University in Kansas in the United States. He teaches courses on global management, international political economy, international business and leadership.

Dr. James “Pigeon” Fielder is an instructor at Colorado State University in the United States. He joined CSU after retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel and Associate Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Dr. Ryan Gibb is an Associate Professor teaching courses in  International Relations and Political Science at Baker University in Kansas in the United States. His research focuses on East Africa and issues of land reform.

The episode explores 

Adapting games and simulations to different audiences and classroom settings.

Practical considerations about how to run games that increase student learning in assessable ways 

How identities of students and instructors intersect with the identities learners and teachers adopt as a critical part of games 

The interview was edited for length.