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Health professions educators can now create simple digital educational escape rooms for learning. This guide provides advice for educators lacking digital technology expertise, making game-based learning more accessible.

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Educational Technology
Health Professions Education

Background:

Digital games are increasingly utilized in health professions education for cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skill development.
Game-based learning is emerging as a crucial competency for educators in this field.
Educators may face barriers to game development due to a perceived lack of digital technology expertise.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide practical advice for health professions educators interested in creating digital educational escape rooms.
To demystify the process of building simple games for educational purposes.

Main Methods:

This work presents a toolbox offering guidance and strategies.
Focuses on creating a specific type of game: a digital educational escape room.

Main Results:

The toolbox aims to empower educators by offering accessible methods for game creation.
Addresses the perceived technical barriers to developing digital learning tools.

Conclusions:

Health professions educators can successfully implement game-based learning through accessible tools like digital educational escape rooms.
This resource supports educators in overcoming technological hurdles to enhance learning experiences.