Tweet & Talk: Game-Based Learning

EduMatch Tweet & Talk

Recorded on September 16, 2018 Moderator: Matt Farber (@MatthewFarber) Matthew Farber, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Technology, Innovation, and Pedagogy program at the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Farber was most recently a keynote for UNESCO MGIEP in India, and he is the author of the new book Game-Based Learning in Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games. Panelists: Amy Heger (@DrAmyHeger) Hi my name is Dr. Amy Heger and I am a School-Level Strategist and Administrative Coach. I help principals and other building administrators maximize their time and resources while also facilitating an empathetic environment for cultivating and retaining highly qualified teachers. Stuart Claggett (@stuartclaggett) Stuart Claggett is the COO/CTO at Dig-iT! Games, a mission based game developer and publisher that with a goal of having a positive impact on education by harnessing the power of game-based learning. He is currently leading the open-source GBLxAPI.org initiative to simplify and standardize how educational games collect meaningful data for developers, educators, and researchers. Glen Irvin (@IrvSpanish) Glen Irvin has been in education around 20 years and he currently works as a technology integrationist and instructional coach in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. He is an avid gamer with a passion for gamification, playful learning, and game-based learning. As a teacher, his classroom was a gamified, quest-based, mastery learning environment where students were given the time and opportunity to succeed. Check out: EduMagic by Samantha Fecich The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron) Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur) Subscribe: podcasts.edumatch.org/edumatchpodcast Join the movement: www.edumatch.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edumatch-tweet-talk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edumatch-tweet-talk/support