“Pflugerville’s Award Winning Game DesignProgram”
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March 6, 3:15-4:15 PM
Hilton Austin Downtown
What is the optimal pedagogy for incorporating game design into a high school curriculum? What are the district-level issues? How can game design play a role in Career & Technical Education (CTE)? Merritt, Nihalani, and Conover will discuss preliminary findings from a pilot study at Connally high school (Pflugerville ISD, TX) examining learning and motivation across a one-year course in Game Design. The course instructor, David Conover, is a 2011 Adobe Impact Teacher award-winner. Conover will provide teachers and administrators with a first-hand account of designing and implementing a 4-year game-design curriculum, including potential outcomes, necessary resources, and best practices. Ryan Merritt, Director of CTE for Pflugerville ISD, will discuss issues and challenges faced at a district level. Dr. Priya Nihalani is conducting a pilot study during the 2011-2012 school year investigating multiple research questions. She will provide a comprehensive overview of the project-based learning design and mixed-methods analysis. Findings are limited to this case-study; however, results from qualitative and quantitative data will be discussed along with suggested approaches for implementing a game-design curriculum and potential outcomes on learning and motivation. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Michael Mayrath.
“Where is the Disruption? Panel of Experts Discuss”
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March 8, 9-10 AM
Hilton Austin Downtown
Education is stuck in the past. Yet, after decades of incubation technology is beginning to revolutionize teaching, learning, and assessment. Around the world people are increasingly connecting to each other and the Internet through mobile devices. This transition is laying the foundation for exponential growth in mobile learning. Simultaneously changes in legislation, technology, and learning theory have created a perfect storm for disruptive change. This panel consists of stake holders from diverse perspectives; including a policy advisor, professor, and educational software CEO. They will discuss and answer questions about technology’s potential to solve the most pressing issues facing education today.
March 7, 9:00 AM
Austin Hilton
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GYLO is a Finalist for SXSWedu Lauch – a fast-paced conversation and demonstrations before a panel of judges that include venture capitalists, successful entrepreneurs, and education practitioners.
“Old School to New School: Games & Mobile Learning”
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A&T Conference Hotel
Classroom 203
March 13, 3:30-4:30 PM
Education is stuck in the past. Yet, after decades of incubation, technology is revolutionizing teaching, learning, and assessment. Around the world, people are increasingly using mobile devices to connect with each other and the Internet. This transition is laying the foundation for exponential growth in mobile learning. Simultaneously, games are being adopted as tools for teaching and assessment of higher-order thinking. This panel consists of experts from industry, higher education, and K-12. They will discuss and answer questions about technology’s potential to solve today’s most pressing education issues. Dr. Paul Resta is a professor at UT Austin. Dr. Michael Mayrath was a Harvard Postdoctoral Fellow and is CEO of GYLO (GetYa Learn On) – an educational software company specializing in mobile learning & game-based assessment. Dr. Priya Nihalani was a UT University Fellow and is GYLO’s Chief Scientist. David Conover teaches game design at Connally High School, Pflugerville ISD.
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