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Wednesday, May 5 • 12:30pm - 12:55pm
Connecting with students through their interests. Esports is more than just ‘pew-pew’ LIMITED

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Esports (the competitive play of video games) is big business and part of youth culture. Colleges and universities are taking notice! You might be surprised to know that programs are integrating esports in health, engineering, business, liberal arts, visual arts, and other departments. We all know that when we talk about topics that interest students, engagement goes up, as does their understanding of the concepts. Can esports fit in your course? Students interested in esports already have an online community so let’s also look to how we can join them there.

Session Objectives
Through participation in this session, participants will
  • learn about esports
  • recognize opportunities to integrate esports into courses (lots of class/project ideas)
  • consider Discord as a communication tool.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Meissner

Carol Meissner

Georgian College
Carol Meissner is a full-time faculty member who teaches The Business of Esports and is working on growing the College’s esports curriculum. She is also supporting the student club (Cyber Grizzlies) and promoting “esports as an evolution of sports into the digitized society... Read More →

Wednesday May 5, 2021 12:30pm - 12:55pm EDT
  Session (25 minutes)

Attendees (20)