Many games that aren't traditionally marketed as educational, but are great products for bilingual classrooms. We will discuss a few of those games, as well as why to use them in this capacity.
Participants learn the principles and best practices of esports in education. You will learn from university esports leaders on how to start & optimize an esports program.
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In this hour session participants learn the principles and best practices of esports in education. Anyone who wants to develop esports at an institution will learn from university esports leaders on how to start and optimize an esports program.
Find the Path: The How, The Why, And The Way To Try
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Games motivate their players intrinsically and educators can leverage that motivation to help learners overcome challenges. Game-based learning (GBL) is a powerful tool.
Many games that aren't traditionally marketed as educational, but are great products for bilingual households. We will discuss those games, as well as why to use them in this capacity.
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Social interaction is critical to developing a secondary (and beyond) language. A critical part of any tabletop game is the social interaction, but some games promote less inaction than others. (Chess, for example, can be played without muttering one word to your opponent.) This presentation will discuss what to look for and what to avoid when it comes to using games as language resources. There are current examples, and an open forum to brainstorm other ideas.
Leveling Up Your Library or School RPG Programming
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Alan Beng and Jennifer Geradot will present a multitude of time-tested best practices to create good role playing game programming at your school or library.
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Public librarians Alan Beng and Jennifer Geradot will present a multitude of time-tested best practices to create good role playing game programming at your school or library. We'll talk about tips and tricks to keep the kids attention, useful and inexpensive accessories, and over-arching philosophies that bring teens and adolescents back each week for more fun
Afraid to host a live online event? Want to show new items online first? Hosting live streams and building community by increasing non-stereotypical gamer traffic through your store.
A fun activity, digital escape rooms can also be used as effective training tools. Learn how to create one using PowerPoint; address ways to make it accessible for people with disabilities.
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Escape rooms continue to be a popular pastime. Physical escape rooms have expanded to include tabletop games and online experiences. Digital escape rooms can also be used as effective training tools. A digital escape room engages the learner by using game mechanics such as story, Easter eggs, puzzle-solving, & competition & provides a unique platform for learning. But how can you build one on a budget without paying for expensive licenses or artist fees? In this presentation, you will learn how to use PowerPoint to create a basic escape room that can be deployed as a PowerPoint presentation and address ways to make the escape room accessible for people with disabilities. By the end of the session, you too will be “Making Your Escape.”
Pathfinder And Starfinder for Libraries And Schools
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Paizo gives an overview of the Pathfinder and Starfinder RPG lines, from stocking the basics, to the Organized Play Foundation, to running Pathfinder, and Starfinder events.
Players use materials provided in session to create a functioning board game. This two hour session will appeal to game designers of all ranges as well as educators.