Growing Recognition of the Power of Game-Based Learning

What are some ways to get parents on board with game-based learning, while creating safe spaces of empowerment that allow them to learn alongside their kids?

Tuesday, September 30 from 11am-12pm PT (2-3pm ET), was our final realtime chat of the month.

This webinar was part of a month-long series titled “Embracing Video Games for Interest-Powered Learning.” Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/embracegbl.

From this Series:

• Part 1—Video Games as the New 21st-Century Literacy
• Part 2—Addressing Skepticism Around Using Video Games for Learning
• Part 3—Honoring the Player: Respectful and Inspirational Game Design

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Kurt Squire – Professor of Digital Media in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Vivian – Mother of 4, and parent of a 2014 Pursuitery.com #CampMinecraft participant
• Michael John (“MJ”) – Game Director at GlassLab Games

Resources for this webinar:

• Video: Games Scholar Constance Steinkuhler on Interest-Driven Learning Using Video Games
• Exploring the Educational Potential of Video Game-Based Learning: A Few Moments with Kurt Squire
• Pursuitery.com’s Summer 2014 “Camp Minecraft”

Photos/ GamesForChange.org article describing the “Sesame Street Box Heads” game