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Professor transforms political science class into a game

Michele Ferguson
"Sometimes Michaele Ferguson’s classes are going too smoothly, and there’s a real need for a riot or maybe just a bit more heckling.

The heckling is real, the riots just acknowledged, and they are part of an innovative teaching method called , which was initiated at Barnard College in New York. Ferguson, an associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder, usually teaches at least one class a semester involving these games, which require students to play characters from the past."

Professor Michaele Ferguson was recently highlighted in the Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine for her innovative teaching method and style. Read more about Dr. Ferguson's classes here!