Future of Gaming in Education

Presentation Title

Developing Global Citizens through gamified dialogic practices

Presentation Overview

Young people all over the world engage in diverse and online social spaces. These online communities use gamified incentivization to increase retention, but most platforms lack support for meaningful learning on how to communicate. Generation Global’s Ultimate Dialogue Adventure provides a gamified pathway for students to engage in dialogue and intercultural relationships through meta-cognitive interventions, to build dialogic skills and develop attitudes of open-mindedness, resulting in diversity awareness and increased global citizenship. In this session, participants will learn about the learning architecture of this dynamic, student-led platform, how it was developed, and the impact it has had on students all over the world.

Takeaways

Participants in this session will:

• Explore the Ultimate Dialogue Adventure and how its learning architecture supports the development of dialogic skills and open-mindedness in youth ages 13-17.
• Learn about the process and resources used to develop a gamified, student-led pathway from the ground up.
• Gain an understanding of various benchmarks for measuring the efficacy of the Ultimate Dialogue Adventure in meeting the stated objectives of the learning experience.

Lisa Petro is the Education and Quality Lead at Generation Global, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, focusing on the development of curricula and learning interventions that foster intercultural communication and support young in becoming open-minded global citizens. Prior to her tenure with the Institute, Lisa co-founded Know My World, a tech-driven global education organization that supports educators and students in developing knowledge and skills for social, emotional, and cultural learning through Virtual Exchange. As a long-standing consultant for Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, Lisa served as a national coordinator for the Multicultural Education Program at PrepaTec and co-designer of the PrepaTec Multicultural Competency Model. Lisa has collaborated and led on the development of Global Education curricula and programs for organizations and institutions around the world including Nepali Education Support Trust, The Grail Link to the United Nations, and One Globe Kids. Lisa holds K-12 teaching certification in New York State and an MPS in Multicultural and Humanistic Education from the State University of New York, New Paltz.

Lorenzo specialises in leading the development of large-scale digital learning platforms and in monitoring and evaluating the impact of educational activities designed for young people. He is interested in research concerning experiences in education involving innovative technological tools that leverage the power of the internet to create opportunities for dialogue and intercultural exchange. He has a decade of experience building accessible and inclusive digital spaces. He holds a BSc in Economics (La Sapienza University, Rome) and a MSc in International Development and Social Anthropology (Birkbeck College, University of London).

Thorkild Hanghøj is a Professor of Games and Learning at the Communication, IT, and Learning Design group, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, where he also co-coordinates the interdisciplinary Center for Applied Game Research (CEAGAR). His work explores different approaches to teaching with games, often with a strong focus on dialogic aspects and possibilities for developing literacies.