edutainment
Playful knowledge transfer
Edutainment blends education with entertainment—media designed to teach while being enjoyable.
The term covers educational video games, children's television programs, museum exhibits, and apps that make learning feel like play: The science center's edutainment approach keeps kids engaged.
Often used skeptically by those who doubt whether entertainment-first content actually teaches anything.
Involving direct physical engagement
- gamificationAdding play mechanics elsewhere
- simulationImitation of real processes
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- participationAct of taking part
touchscreen · virtual reality · augmented reality · user-friendly · feedback · multimedia · kinesthetic · manipulatives
Broadcast viewing device
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
series · episode · channel · YouTube · app · video · animation · cartoon
Pleased entertainment state
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- funAmusement or pleasure
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
delight · recreation · diversion · lightheartedness · whimsy · escapism · merriment · cheerfulness
Intended to educate
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- didacticIntended to instruct
- pedagogicalRelating to teaching methods
explanatory · instructive · enriching · insightful · curriculum · literacy · comprehension · skill-building
hands-on
Involving direct physical engagement
- gamificationAdding play mechanics elsewhere
- simulationImitation of real processes
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
participation · touchscreen · virtual reality · augmented reality · user-friendly · feedback · multimedia · kinesthetic · manipulatives · responsive
television
Broadcast viewing device
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
streaming · series · episode · channel · YouTube · app · video · animation · cartoon · programming
amusement
Pleased entertainment state
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- funAmusement or pleasure
engagement · delight · recreation · diversion · lightheartedness · whimsy · escapism · merriment · cheerfulness · captivating
instructional
Intended to educate
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- didacticIntended to instruct
pedagogical · explanatory · instructive · enriching · insightful · curriculum · literacy · comprehension · skill-building · tutorial
children
Young human beings
preschoolers · toddlers · family · classroom · homeschool · parents · teachers · youth · tweens
segment
Distinct part of whole
montage · playlist · module · mini-game · storyline · narrative · chapter · level · challenge · activity
- educational mediainstructional videos, learning games, documentaries, interactive learning, PBS Kids
- kids' programmingcartoons, Saturday morning, animated series, Saturday cartoons, tween shows
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- portmanteausbrunch, smog, motel, spork, chortle
- science mediascience documentaries, science documentary, science magazine, science videos, science podcast
- youth mediacartoons, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS Kids, YouTube Kids
edutainmentrote learning
Memorization through repetition
lecturing · drudgery · academic rigor · formal education · scholarly study
edutainmentbrain candy
Pleasurable but undemanding content
escapism · distraction · time-wasting · fluff · guilty pleasure
education, entertain, educate, educated, entertainment, educator, educational, entertainer, entertained