
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