{"id":30066,"date":"2023-11-22T18:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T02:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/?p=30066"},"modified":"2023-11-22T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T02:46:08","slug":"a-game-changing-lens-on-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/?p=30066","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;Game-Changing&#8221; Lens on Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Constance-Steinkuhler-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"GLS Center Co-Director Dr. Constance Steinkuhler smiles against a Zoom background while discussing UCI's research into games, media and society.\" class=\"wp-image-30069\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/122927111?cache=1700707532#darkOrLight-Light&#038;shownotes-ffffff&#038;download-ffffff&#038;subscribe-ffffff&#038;share-ffffff&#038;shownotesBackground-444444&#038;downloadBackground-003366&#038;subscribeBackground-fb8c00&#038;shareBackground-1976d2\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can videogames overcome obstacles in education?   Or have an impact on society by teaching leadership principles and other real-world skills?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s exactly what Dr. Constance Steinkuhler is exploring, through her work at UCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constance is Co-Director of UCI&#8217;s Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Center, and Chair of the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/glsconference.net\/about\/\">GLS Conference<\/a>.  She is also Chair of UCI\u2019s Game Design and Interactive Media Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her experience with games as a vehicle for education and better societal outcomes includes founding the nonprofit Higher Education Video Games Alliance, and publishing two books and more than a hundred articles.  Not to mention serving as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Obama administration, advising on videogames and digital media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And her research and experiences as an educator are revealing some exciting possibilities for the ways videogames might be effective in preparing students to succeed.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constance talked about her background, shared the story of the GLS Center and offered a closer look at some of the exciting programs happening, right now, in which videogames could transform the ways we learn and relate to one another as a society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On this edition of Over Coffee\u00ae we cover: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Constance&#8217;s academic background at the start of her professional journey (she has THREE B.A. degrees!); <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How she first became interested in the sociological aspects of videogames and play; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The story of the Games + Learning + Society Center; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some of the GLS Center&#8217;s current work; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How one such project, NASEF, teaches life skills through e-sports; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ways to tamp down the toxic side of online gaming behavior, such as hate speech and harassment; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How Constance&#8217;s research findings dispel some of the stereotypes about gaming ;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How games could foster literacy; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A mini-lesson on creating games that work well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can videogames overcome obstacles in education? 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