Frontiers in Playful Learning 2023 will take place from the morning of WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023 through the afternoon of FRIDAY, 2 JUNE 2023. It will consist of multiple events, some pre-organized and some emergent.
Mornings will open with traditional panel discussions and presentations from researchers, educators, and designers who belong to various academic institutions around the United States, Canada, and EU. Afternoons, by contrast, will feature ‘unconference’-style breakout sessions followed by open play in our Community Arcade, where board, card, video, roleplaying, VR, and other games will be available for general use (hosted in Wilbur Cross North Reading Room).
Session titles/timeslots are not yet finalized.
Last updated 8 January 2023
8:00a – 9:00a — Breakfast (outside ITE C80)
9:00a – 9:10a — Opening Remarks (ITE C80)
9:10a – 10:00a — Keynote (ITE C80)
- TBD — TBD
10:15a – 11:00a — Plenary Discussion (Q&A) (ITE C80)
- Late-Stage Academia: Unpacking ‘Intellectual Productivity’ in Games Scholarship — Roger Travis, TBD
11:15a – 12:00p — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [Play-Based Intercultural Citizenship/Language Education] — Alice Gruber, Manuela Wagner, TBD
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [Quantum Card Game] — Ryan Cooper
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [Popilius Simulation] — Jared Fishman, TBD
12:00p – 1:00p — Lunch (Student Union – Union Street Marketplace)
1:00p – 1:45p — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [Games in Vocational/Trade Education Settings] — Nolan Bazinet, TBD
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [Virtual Reality – Blended Arts & Engineering Experience] — Arpita Kurdekar
2:00p – 2:30p — Propose/Organize ‘Unconference’ Sessions (ITE C80)
2:30p – 3:45p — ‘Unconference’ Sessions (ITE Classrooms)
- [ITE 119] [TBD]
- [ITE 125] [TBD]
- [ITE 127] [TBD]
4:00p – 10:00p — Community Arcade (Wilbur Cross North Reading Room)
6:00p – 7:00p — Dinner (Wilbur Cross North Reading Room)
8:00a – 9:00a — Breakfast (outside ITE C80)
9:00a – 10:00a — Plenary Discussion (Q&A) (ITE C80)
- Rated ‘E’ for ‘Everyone’: Inclusivity in Playful Learning Environments — Andrea Kelley, Arpita Kurdekar, Matheus Cezarotto, Regina Marie Mills, TBD
10:15a – 11:00a — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [Accessibility & Universal Design in Educational Games] — Matheus Cezarotto, Barbara Chamberlin, Pamela Martinez, TBD
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [University World] — Chris Jeansonne
11:15a – 12:00p — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [Games in Higher Education & Professional Development] — Dave Eng, TBD
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [Virtual Reality – A Game for Educating Nigerian Youth About Diversity & Discrimination] — Kat Schrier
12:00p – 1:00p — Lunch (Student Union – Union Street Marketplace)
1:00p – 1:45p — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [The Worldbuilding Workshop] — Trent Hergenrader, Stephen Slota, Roger Travis, TBD
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [Mars: An Engineering Ethics Expedition] — Tori Wagner, Daniel Burkey, Michael Young
2:00p – 2:30p — Propose/Organize ‘Unconference’ Sessions (ITE C80)
2:30p – 3:45p — ‘Unconference’ Sessions (ITE Classrooms)
- [ITE 119] [TBD]
- [ITE 125] [TBD]
- [ITE 127] [TBD]
4:00p – 10:00p — Community Arcade (Wilbur Cross North Reading Room)
6:00p – 7:00p — Dinner (Wilbur Cross North Reading Room)
8:00a – 9:00a — Breakfast (outside ITE C80)
9:00a – 10:00a — Plenary Discussion (Q&A) (ITE C80)
- So Happy Together: The Power of Interdisciplinarity — Wendi Sierra, Stephen Slota, Trent Hergenrader, TBD
10:15a – 11:00a — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [Narrative Design Formats for Playful Learning Environments] — Janna Kellinger, TBD
- [Session Panel] [Designing Games for Latinx Instructors & Learners] — Regina Marie Mills
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [A Strong Fire] — Wendi Sierra
11:15a – 12:00p — Presentations/Workshops (ITE Classrooms)
- [Session Panel] [Playful Teaching About Climate Change & Sustainability] — Lisa Heller Boragine, TBD
- [Peer Reviewed Play] [EOS-503 Act II: Using Play to Teach Wise Integration of Technology] — TBD
12:05p – 12:20p — Closing Remarks | Farewell Sendoff (ITE C80)
12:20p – 1:20p — Lunch (Student Union – Union Street Marketplace)
1:20p+ — Depart campus
