Team Learning: A Halo 2 Clan Story

Posted on February 22, 2016March 10, 2016 by Keegan Long-Wheeler

This post was written by guest blogger Keegan Long-Wheeler and cross-posted from his blog, Keeganslw.com. Keegan is the educational technologist at the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Oklahoma and my collaborator on GOBLIN. My first experiences of online multiplayer gaming were dominated byHalo 2. This Xbox title was the most popular game of its time in my […]

A Brief History of GOBLIN Faculty Development

Posted on January 28, 2016February 24, 2016 by Keegan

The idea for GOBLIN originates from over a year ago when I was thinking about faculty and staff trainings that I wanted to develop. At the time, I was looking to create professional development material around the idea: “What do games have to teach us about learning?” After finishing up development on similar projects, Mobile Blogging & … Continue reading A Brief History of GOBLIN Faculty Development

Announcing GOBLIN: goblin.keeganslw.net

Posted on January 25, 2016February 24, 2016 by Keegan

Games Offer Bold Learning Insights Nowadays (GOBLIN) is an interactive adventure game that is, first and foremost, a vehicle to experientially teach pedagogical concepts. In other words, GOBLIN aims to synergistically combine professional development, storytelling, and a role-playing game into a memorable, engaging learning experience for instructors. Over the course of GOBLIN, topics ranging from scaffolding and overcoming failure … Continue reading Announcing GOBLIN: goblin.keeganslw.net