Teaching public policy by interactive pedagogy

The paradigmatic change from a ‘teacher-as-a-speaker’ to a ‘teacher-as-a-designer’, and the need for a more active involvement of participants, characterises the debate on the innovation of teaching. This subject has improved its relevance in parallel with the digital technologies and, more recently, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter illustrates the main points of the proposals and experiences regarding active teaching and learning in the public policy field, stressing the role of both more traditional techniques and educational digital games. Moreover, the last section presents a focus on the assessment methods to analyse the results of these techniques’ adoption in teaching.