E-gaming: an active learning pedagogy for engaging learners in a private university in Karachi, Pakistan Authors Laila Akber Cassum Aga Khan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan Syeda Sadia Fatima Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9765 Keywords: E – gaming applications, higher education, Nursing and medical students, engagement, Pakistan Abstract There is a radical shift in teaching and learning pedagogies to engage the learners in healthcare profession. It was a tough challenge for Pakistani educators of an esteemed university to motivate and assess the learners for concept absorption and critical reasoning using creative approaches. Teaching and learning styles have changed fundamentally from conventional teacher centred to inquiry-based student-centred approach. Classroom teaching in recognised nursing and medical institutes in Pakistan have transformed to blended and entirely online methodologies with the integration of diverse active learning strategies. The educators grapple to engage the millennials and to encounter this, gaming technological platform was used to facilitate the learners for maximum integration, active participation, and create an exciting learning experience. Various e-gaming tools, such as Kahoot, Jamboard, Padlet Wall, Ed-Puzzle, Mentimeter, etc., were used in nursing and medical courses and were highly appreciated by the leaners to retain, review, and self-assess. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-06-28 How to Cite Laila Akber Cassum, & Fatima, S. S. (2024). E-gaming: an active learning pedagogy for engaging learners in a private university in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(7), 1321–1324. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9765 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 7 (2024): JULY Section SPECIAL COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.