The Power of Design: Youth Making Social

Issue GamesMonday, May 24th, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00pm

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9:10 am - Why is designing games good for learning?Alan Gershenfeld, Founder, E-Line Media; Leah Gilliam, Director of Projects, Institute of Play/Quest to Learn;

Elisabeth Hayes, Arizona State University, TechSavvy Girls

10:00 am - Empowering Youth and Accelerating Learning through Game Creation with GlobaloriaIdit Caperton, President and Founder, World Wide Workshop; David Lowenstein, Globaloria State Director, West Virginia Public Schools; Shannon Sullivan, Globaloria Program Director and Executive Producer; Laura Minnigerode, Globaloria Research Manager; East Austin College Prep Academy, Texas.

11:00 am - Review of Game Creation PlatformsEric Nunez, Parsons The New School and Mike Edwards, Parsons The New School

11:45 am - Activate!Colleen Macklin, Parsons The New School; John Sharp, Savannah College of Art and Design

1:00 pm - Game Design and STEM LearningRafael Fajardo, P4 GamesScott Leutenegger, P4 GamesKaren Michaelson, Founder and Director, Tincan

2:00 pm - Evaluating Game Design ProgramsAlex Games, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Michigan State University; Principal Investigator, Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab Jim Diamond, Research Associate, EDC/Center for Children and Technology

2:45 pm - Spreading Serious Game Design: Global Kids' Playing For Keeps Capacity Building ProgramThaddeus Miles, Director of Public Safety, MassHousingH. Jack Martin, Assistant Director Public Programs & Lifelong Learning, New York Public LibraryMarc Lesser, Education Director, MOUSESelen Turkay, graduate student, Teacher's CollegePaul Allison, NYC Public School Teacher & Tech Liaison for New York City Writing ProjectOtis H., Global Kids Youth Leader. Moderated by Barry Joseph, Online Leadership Director, Global Kids

2:45 pm - Spreading Serious Game Design: Global Kids' Playing For Keeps Capacity Building ProgramThaddeus Miles, Director of Public Safety, MassHousingH. Jack Martin, Assistant Director Public Programs & Lifelong Learning, New York Public LibraryMarc Lesser, Education Director, MOUSESelen Turkay, graduate student, Teacher's CollegePaul Allison, NYC Public School Teacher & Tech Liaison for New York City Writing ProjectOtis H., Global Kids Youth Leader. Moderated by Barry Joseph, Online Leadership Director, Global Kids

3:45 pm - A Closer Look at Game Design Programs for YouthCindy Rondeau, Director, MIRACLES Technology Program, Boys and Girls Clubs of AmericaColleen Macklin, Director of PETLab & Associate Professor, CDT Parsons, The New SchoolAl Doyle, teacher, and Quest to Learn student game makers.

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