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• 2025 Winter Conference

  • Start
    January 17, 2025
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    6:00 PM
  • End
    January 19, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  2025 WINTER CONFERENCE

  One More Thing to Master?

  Turning a Master Teacher into a Game Master

   The University of Georgia is once again hosting a virtual Reacting Winter Conference on January 17^th–19^th, 2025!

  This year’s workshop will focus on the challenges that accompany transforming yourself from a Master Teacher to a Game Master. As faculty you are asked to wear more and more hats—instructor, informal counselor, grader, committee member, mental health watchdog, mentor on student success, researcher, and more. All the other hats you have to wear may hold you back from even attempting to master a new role as a Game Master. You may feel daunted when contemplating how Reacting requires not only an entirely different kind of learning for your students but also a different kind of teaching from you. Although Reacting asks you to wear one more hat as you move between your more familiar role as a Master Teacher and your new role as a Game Master, the benefits of this pedagogy are so significant that it is more than worthwhile.

  Join us virtually this year for a collegial conversation on mastering the art of game mastering. Whether you are new to Reacting and worried about wearing one more hat or you have been game mastering for years and want both to learn new strategies and to share your own practices with others, this workshop is for you!

  PROGRAM SCHEDULE
  (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
  
  FRIDAY, JANUARY 17

  6:00 - 7:00 PM	OPTIONAL  BEGINNER'S FAQ New to Reacting? This is an optional session for anyone who is new to Reacting to the Past or to the Zoom platform—join us to ask questions about what you should do to prepare for gameplay and how to use Zoom to fully engage with the conference events!
  7:30 - 9:00 PM	WINTER CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: ONE MORE THING TO MASTER? Join us for an in-depth discussion on integrating Reacting to the Past into an already full workload. Whether you are just starting out or are a veteran, we hope to provide a stimulating conversation on how to add the title of GM to the many hats you wear as an instructor.

  SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

  11:00 AM-12:30 PM	GAME WORKSHOP SESSION 1  The best way to learn about the Reacting pedagogy is to experience it. Choose one: The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 B.C.E. Charles Darwin, the Copley Medal, and the Rise of Naturalism, 1861-1864 (Second Edition) Modernism vs. Traditionalism: Art in Paris 1888-1889 Egypt 1920s: Feminism, Nationalism, and Islam Ending the Troubles: Religion, Nationalism, and the Search for Peace and Democracy in Northern Ireland, 1997-98  The first session covers game set-up, historical context, faction meetings, and includes a 10 minute break.
  12:30-1:30 PM	LUNCH BREAK Get away from your screen, get some food, and decompress!
  1 :30-2:00 PM	SOCIAL BREAK Game rooms will be open for attendees to drop in and chat with their fellow game players outside of the context of their roles.
  2:00-3:30 PM	GAME WORKSHOP SESSION 2 Continue playing your chosen Reacting game. Session includes a 10 minute break.
  3:30-4:15 PM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Watch this space for more details!

  SUNDAY, JANUARY 19

  11:00 AM-12:30 PM	GAME SESSION 3 Get to know your Game Master and continue playing your chosen game. Session includes a 10 minute break.
  12:30 - 1:30 PM	LUNCH BREAK Get away from your screen, get some food, and decompress!
  1:30 - 2:00 PM	SOCIAL BREAK Game rooms will be open for attendees to drop in and chat with their fellow game players outside of the context of their roles.
  2:00 - 3:30 PM	GAME SESSION 4 Debriefing, and post-mortem discussion.
  3:30-4:15 PM	CLOSING COLLOQUY Watch this space for more details!

  
  PRICING
  CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

  	Early Bird   Oct 29-Nov 3	Regular   Dec 1-20	Late Dec 21-Jan 10
  Member	$150	$175	$200
  Non-Member	$225	$250	$275

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Become a Reacting Consortium member to save on your registration. Memberships start at just $25. 

  FUNDED REGISTRATION FOR DEI ADVANCEMENT
  We offer free and subsidized registration for instructors of historically underrepresented and marginalized identity groups, and/or for those teaching at minority-serving institutions (HBCUs, Tribal colleges, AAPI- and Hispanic-serving institutions). Email reacting@barnard.edu with the subject line “Funded WC Spot” by November 22, 2024 for more information and to apply. 

  
  

  WORKSHOP-ONLY REGISTRATION
  Instructors wishing to attend only the Friday night workshop may do so for $75. These registrants cannot observe or participate in the game workshop sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

  
  

  Refer to the conference page for full details. 

  
  

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  NOTE: The Reacting Consortium Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to bar any person from the Reacting Faculty Lounge on Facebook and from participation in any Reacting Consortium event. Please also be advised that some or all of the online workshops may be recorded.

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• Save the Date! 2025 Spring Online Game Workshop

  • Start
    March 21, 2025
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    6:30 PM
  • End
    March 22, 2025
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  
  Save the date for the 2025 Reacting Spring Online Game Workshop, which will take place March 21-22, 2025. While we're still finalizing details, we encourage you to go ahead and hold these dates to plan accordingly so you can be sure to join this exciting professional development opportunity to learn more about Reacting games and engaged teaching and learning, and to play a Reacting game online! 

  See our 2024 Fall Online Game Workshop event page for previous programming and pricing details. 

  Though unlikely, these dates may still be subject to change. 

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• Save the Date! 2025 Annual Institute

  • Start
    June 04, 2025
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    7:00 PM
  • End
    June 08, 2025
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Barnard College

  
  

  Save the date for the 2025 Reacting Annual Institute at Barnard College in New York City June 5-8, 2025, with optional programming and check-starting on June 4th! While we're still finalizing details, we encourage you to go ahead and hold these dates to plan accordingly for the best professional development conference for game-based learning.

  See our 2023 and 2024 annual institute event pages for previous programming and pricing details. 

  Though unlikely, these dates are subject to change. 

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• Save the Date! 2025 Game Development Conference

  • Start
    July 10, 2025
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    6:30 PM
  • End
    July 12, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan

  
  

  Save the date for the 2025 Game Development Conference hosted by Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan July 10-12, 2025. While we're still finalizing details, we encourage you to hold these dates to plan accordingly so you can be sure to join these exciting game development opportunities. Start working on your new game pitches now!

  See our 2024 Conference event page for previous programming and pricing details. 

  Though unlikely, these dates may still be subject to change. 

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