Gamification as a Learning Method in Pharmacy Education

Gamification as a Learning Method in Pharmacy Education

Gamification can be defined as the process of adding games or game elements into something in order to encourage participation (Webster). Although the notion of learning subjects such as physiology or pharmacokinetics by playing games seems inane, it has actually been proven to help develop the skills of healthcare professionals and improve their overall confidence. Traditional lectures focus o...

a review on different virtual learning methods in pharmacy education

virtual learning is a type of electronic learning system based on the web. it models traditional in- person learning by providing virtual access to classes, tests, homework, feedbacks and etc. students and teachers can interact through chat rooms or other virtual environments. web 2.0 services are usually used for this method. internet audio-visual tools, multimedia systems, a disco cd-roms, vi...

Learning from innovation in pharmacy education

New Evolutionary Gamification in Patient’s Education

Gamification in medical education

T echnology is increasingly being used in medical education to supplement the delivery of learning resources. Gamification is defined as ‘the use of game design elements in non-game contexts’ (1). Despite being a relatively young field, gamification is making a big impact across a variety of industries and has piqued the interest of the academic community, with education being one of the first ...