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In this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin is joined by co-host Rodger Moore and guest Eric Slauson to talk about game design and teaching. Eric shares his experience as both an educator and a game designer and what he has learned from filling both roles. He talks about his design experience and how that has leaked over into his role as an educator. After Dustin and Eric's discussion, Dustin and Rodger continue the conversation by looking back on some of the things Eric mentions in the episode. Episode Topics Board Gaming with Education Holiday Promotion - 0:00 Welcome Rodger back to the Show - 1:51 Who is Eric Slauson? - 3:11 Defining "Game Designer" and "Teacher" - 8:00 Game Design and Teaching Overlap - 11:02 Entertainment, Edutainment, and Education - 17:16 What Can Educators Learn from Game Designers? - 19:58 What Can Game Designers Learn from Educators? - 32:23 Rodger Rejoins the Conversation - 37:44 Dustin, Eric, and Rodger Play Is That for Real a Board Game?! - 48:08 Games from this Episode [Links include games in our Board Gaming with Education Store or Amazon affiliate links]: MonsDRAWsity Nerd Words: Science Tatoo Stories Check out our board game store: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/eric-slauson