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I've designed several games for use in my mathematics classroom. I also have some videos and essays about educational game design, covering the material I've given presentations on. 

Here's a list of educational game oriented talks I've given in the past several years: 

*=presentation supplements available

2022

D&D Characters that Kick Butt  Kennedy Library (online), Dyersville, IA, 2022

Teaching Mathematics Through Games, GenConIndy Trade Day, Indianapolis, IN,  2022

 

2020

The Math of Spot It, Loras Legacy Symposium, Dubuque, IA,  2020

2019

*Effective Educational Game Design, GenConIndy Trade Day, Indianapolis, IN,  2019

*Using Games to Motivate Student Learning Behavior, Loras Legacy Symposium, Dubuque, IA,  2019

Mathematically Maximizing Your Dungeons and Dragons Character Kennedy Library, Dyersville, IA, 2019

2018

What We Can Learn about Things by Pouring Syrup on Them, Bi-State Math Colloquium, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WI, 2018

*Teach Like a Gamer, GenCon Indy Trade Day, Indianapolis, IN, 2018

Teaching Math Concepts Using Function Battleship, Teach-Play-Learn conference, Indiana University-South Bend, South Bend, IN, 2018

Predicting the Magic Metagame Using Linear Algebra, Kennedy Library, Dyersville, IA, 2018

Use of Games in the Classroom, invited panel member, Cabin Fever Mini-Con, Carnegie-Stout Library, Dubuque, IA, 2018

2017

Using Games in the Classroom, Iowa Mathematics Association of America Annual Conference, Dubuque, IA, 2017

Teaching the Cold War with "Twilight Struggle", GenCon Indy Trade Day, Indianapolis, IN, 2017

Teaching with Games, Loras Legacy Symposium, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 2017

The Mathematics of Gaming, Kennedy Library, Dyersville, IA, 2017

2016

Math and Probability in Gaming, Carnegie-Stout Library, Dubuque, IA, 2016

The Math of Games for the Liberal Arts Major, GenCon Indy Trade Day, Indianapolis, IN, 2016

The Math of Star Wars: X-Wing Minis, Kennedy Library, Dyersville, IA, 2016

The World of Games in Education, Loras Legacy Symposium, Loras Collge, Dubuque, IA, 2016

2015

Using Games to Teach Mathematics, GenCon Indy Trade Day, Indianapolis, IN, 2015

The Art of Failure in the Classroom, Loras Legacy Symposium, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 2015

The Math Behind the Games, Kennedy Library, Dyersville, IA, 2015

2014

Toys, Puzzles, and Games: the Importance of Play in the Classroom, Iowa Mathematics Association of America Annual Conference, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA, 2014

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