Welcome to our inaugural DMA Speaker Series session hosted by Digital Media Academy (DMA)’s Chief Operating Officer, Jamie Turner.

In this session, Jamie sits down with Chris Bennett, DMA’s Learning and Engagement Specialist, an Affiliate at Stanford Graduate School of Education, and a veteran game designer, to discuss Game Design Thinking in K-12 STEAM Education.

Chris Bennett will be the future host of this new series, focused on the challenges facing K-12 school leaders in preparing young learners for the fields of tomorrow.

To kick it off, Chris and Jamie will be talking about Chris’s work with Game Design Thinking, which combines the science of Game Design with Behavior Design and Neuroscience to measurably improve lives.

 

Topics Covered:

  1. Why video games are so compelling to students and where traditional education is falling short
  2. The three most important types of learning that involve games and play
  3. Why project and play-based learning is critical for student success
  4. Why learning from game design goes much deeper than “gamification