We will use superheroes like Batman to examine topics in clinical and developmental psychology, examining pathologies that can affect students and families.
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This discussion will examine the psychology of superhero stories and how these modern mythologies can help children (and adults) with cognitive and emotional development. The lecture will explore the developmental technologies of story and play and together we will discover the positive lessons that can be learned from the challenges these fictional characters overcome.
This seminar will examine how Star Trek (and other sci-fi storytelling) helps a child’s psychological development through the human experiences of “story” and “play”.
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Children possess two educational technologies: Story and Play. These are the tools they use to interact, lean, and develop both physiologically and psychologically. Popular culture can have a great influence on their development for better or worse. This seminar will examine how stories like those found in Star Trek, with their pro-social messages, can help a child develop empathy, confidence, bravery, and compassion.
A discussion on the educational benefits of gaming in communicating cross-cultural experiences. Includes topics demonstrating an increased need for diversity in gaming media.
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Join presenters Nathan Gandy (Psychologist, Lead Instructor at Crowder College) and Ben Barnes (Second Chief of The Shawnee Tribe, Director of Shawnee Language Preservation & Education) as they discuss the need for a greater cultural representation in gaming and popular media. This lecture will outline the psychological and sociological benefits of having more diverse characters and scenarios, as well as gaming’s ability to help educate participants on difficult or foreign concepts due to cultural differences. This discussion will touch on gender, race, sexuality and other cultural representations in gaming media.
This seminar will examine the psychological, sociological, and educational benefits of superhero fantasies. Topics include identity formation, imagination, morality, and pro-social behavior.
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This seminar will break down the psychological, sociological, and educational benefits that come from popular superhero stories. The discussion will include an examination of popular heroes and what they can teach us about our emotions, our fears, and our behaviors. We will discuss superheros as the new mythology, serving many of the roles of classic literature and ancient myth. We will examine how superheroes influence a child's identity formation, imagination, and can even encourage pro-social behaviors. Educators, child development professionals, parents, and anyone who loves the world of superheroes are welcome to join the discussion.
This seminar will examine the psychological, sociological, and educational benefits of superhero fantasies. Topics include identity formation, imagination, morality, and pro-social behavior.
Description:
This seminar will break down the psychological, sociological, and educational benefits that come from popular superhero stories. The discussion will include an examination of popular heroes and what they can teach us about our emotions, our fears, and our behaviors. We will discuss superheros as the new mythology, serving many of the roles of classic literature and ancient myth. We will examine how superheroes influence a child's identity formation, imagination, and can even encourage pro-social behaviors. Educators, child development professionals, parents, and anyone who loves the world of superheroes are welcome to join the discussion.
Gamification of education involves using gaming elements to alter learning and engagement. Students can be motivated through paths of mastery and autonomy commonly found in gaming technologies.
This presentation introduces concepts of Gamification and its use in our education system.
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Gamification is the technique of using elements from classic and modern gaming to solve problems and learn in more exciting and complex ways. With the mechanics of gamification students are motivated to engage in desired behaviors by providing paths to mastery and autonomy in a way they have become accustomed through gaming technologies. This method takes advantage of humans' psychological predisposition to engage in gaming. By drawing techniques from table-top and modern video games parents and teachers might be able to take the “boring” out of learning!