About this episode

Dr. Krista Tookhan discusses incorporating play and creativity into professional education to enhance student performance.

Cohost Erin Hagar welcomes Dr. Krista Tookhan, Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine. Dr. Tookhan explains how she brings fun and creativity into her classroom inventing games that inspire her students and lead to better performance overalll.

People in this episode

Host: Erin Hagar

Guest: Dr. Krista Tookhan

Topics covered

• play in education
• creativity in teaching
• student engagement
• educational games
• professional education

Keywords

• play
• experimentation
• education
• teaching
• student performance
• games
• creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School of Medicine

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