BrainPOP, Game Based Learning and the Global Education Conference
September 28, 2012
The third annual Global Education Conference is an online international education extravaganza, slated to take place November 12-17, 2012. It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for globally-connecting educators (primary, secondary and tertiary levels), students, and organizations. BrainPOP® is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Global Education Conference to develop a new gaming strand for the 2012 Event. In addition to general session strands for teachers and students on curriculum, policy, and leadership, the conference is now seeking proposals for the new strand’s game-based learning sessions. BrainPOP will be lending its expertise and support to the conference by curating the new gaming strand. Game designers, students, and aficionados alike are invited to read more about the conference and to submit a proposal for consideration by October 15, 2012. Game-based learning and game design are currently hot education topics, and the Global Education Conference co-chairs are thrilled to be working with BrainPOP to highlight game play within a global education context. Some examples of session titles might be: “Building Global Citizenship Skills Through Serious Game Play” or “Connecting Cultures and People Through MMORPGS”. We can’t wait to bring educators and game makers together during this truly unique event, and… Read the Rest»
