Are you looking for ways to enliven your classroom, enable students to see a subject from a variety of perspectives, and put students at the center of the action? Consider role-playing activities, which have the unique ability to engage and activate an audience. They take a variety of forms: Specialized scenarios tailored to your course. Model United Nations. Table-top games. Reacting to the Past. Skill development exercises. The possibilities are endless.

To facilitate the incorporation of these pedagogical approaches at IUB, the PACE Institute for Role-Immersive Teaching and Learning (PIRTL) provides training through an annual workshop, individual consultation, and stories of IUB faculty who have successfully used role-playing in their teaching.

To promote the use of Reacting to the Past role-playing games, which are based on historical scenarios,  IUB maintains an institutional membership in the Reacting Consortium, a group of more than sixty colleges and universities. It provides training conferences (with discounts for faculty at members institutions), an online library of game materials, and a compendium of scholarly studies and press coverage of the pedagogy.

For additional information or to schedule an individual consultation, please contact Professor Carl Weinberg, PIRTL Director, at crweinbe@iu.edu.