{"id":4805,"date":"2016-04-04T18:28:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2019-05-23T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T12:55:38","slug":"role-playing-games-in-elearning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/role-playing-games-in-elearning\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to use Role-Playing in eLearning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Role-playing is one of the most\u00a0powerful teaching strategies. It uncovers the complex personalities of your learners, while they engage with each other and the eLearning program within their roles.<\/p>\n

But we cannot use role-playing in just any eLearning course.<\/p>\n

What situations allow us to use role-playing in eLearning, then?<\/strong> And what are the varieties of role-playing strategies?<\/strong> Let’s find out in this article.<\/p>\n

Trainers and instructors have long used role-playing to simulate a workplace scenario<\/strong><\/a>. Games used in classrooms also often utilize role-playing.<\/p>\n

Generally, learners find enacting along storylines a\u00a0very\u00a0enjoyable learning experience. Roles encourage them to get into someone else’s shoes<\/strong> and make decisions based on their role (and parameters).<\/p>\n

But what are the learning situations that warrant a role-play exercise?<\/h2>\n