I'm an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences at City University of New York, with joint appointments in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. I also have an appointment as a Visiting Scholar at New York University.
My research interests include cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, glaucoma, neurodegenerative disorders, attention, learning, memory, educational technology, pedagogy, and developing games for education.
When four professors from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. Today, more than 160 GBL researchers and practitioners contribute to the dynamic CUNY Games Network (CGN), housed within the City University of New York (CUNY), with its more than 540,000 students on 24 campuses.
The network links educators across disciplines who are interested in using games and other forms of interactive teaching to improve student success. And participants are showing that gameplay is serious business: data from BMCC classes suggests that when students have fun learning they appear to have more meaningful learning experiences. …
The CUNY Games Network is teaming up with Excelsior College to bring you another Games Conference this August, and if you register by Tuesday July 5th, all CUNY members can attend for only $150. But you must register by next Tuesday night. See the full announcement below.
Sincerely,
The CUNY Games Network Directors (Joe Bisz, Kathleen Offenholley, Rob Duncan, Carlos Hernandez, Julie A. S. Cassidy, Maura Smale, and Deborah Sturm).
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Join the revolution!- and register for this Revolutionary Learning 2016 Inspiration and Collaboration through Games Conference, this August 17-19 2016 at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, just up the road from the CUNY Graduate Center.
Participate in CUNY led sessions by Joe Bisz and Kathleen Offenholley (BMCC), Rob Duncan (York College), Deborah Sturm (Staten Island), as well as Lee Sheldon of The Multiplayer Classroom, Nick Fortugno from Parsons and Diner Dash fame, Dr. Michael Levine from Sesame Street Workshop, and a host of other speakers, including hands on sessions.
You will be able to participate in a small learning team and build your own onsite game to be pitched in the closing award ceremonies moderated by NYU professor and start designer Eric Zimmerman. Additionally, a Revolutionary New York Game Arcade will allow attendees time to play educational games, speak with designers, and see live demos from cutting edge independent companies incubated by three of the country’s top universities: NYU, RPI and RIT.Register by Tuesday at midnight for only $150 –a savings of $300! off the regular price–by contacting Conference Chair Dr. David Seelow, directly at his email [email protected] (or calling 518-608-8242 if you cannot email).
For those who attended January’s CUNY Games Festival, you might have met some of the members of Studio Wumpus, who have launched their new digital board game on Kickstarter.
Sumer is a strategy-based game that features elegant game economies wrapped in a Sumerian theme. We’re very much looking forward to it. Check out their page for a nice clip and more details.
Educators coming together to explore how the principles of games promote learning
Environment: Reclaim Dev
Branch: 2.5.x
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