Gamifying Culture and Enculturating Gaming
Wed 2:00 PM - Wed 3:00 PM: 32 tickets, $0 each (Official Listing)

This workshop/seminar session will help participants to provide enriching cultural experiences for students, specifically international students still developing English language and cultural skills.

Details

Timing:
Wed 2:00 PM - Wed 3:00 PM
Location:
JW / White River F Back
Long Description:
Based on experiences teaching university-aged international students, this session will report on some of the principles, problems, pitfalls, and practices involved in using gaming to teach language and cultural skills. In this session, participants will look at some specific gaming examples, discuss cultural models to help educators make gaming more culturally enriching, and workshop some example lessons that can be useful in the teaching and learning context.
Event Website:
GM Names:
David Sparks, Trade Day ddsparks@purdue.edu
Event Type:
Game System:
N/A
Rules Edition:
N/A
# Players:
1 - 40 players
Age Required:
Everyone (6+)
Experience Required:
None (You've never played before - rules will be taught)
Materials Provided?:
No
Tournament?:
No

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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    32 tickets available