7:30am - 9:00am   Registration & Coffee

9:00am - 9:30am   Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Overview
Speaker: TJ Kalaitzidis, Instructional Designer, Brown University

9:30am - 10:30am   Opening Discussion: How Games and Game Structures Create Engaging Learning Experiences  
Speakers:
TJ Kalaitzidis, Instructional Designner, Brown University
Naomi Parisealt, Instructional Designer, Brown University

In this session, we will discuss how games and game features help solve learner-centered design challenges in college courses, and ask audience members to share challenges at their institutions.

10:30am - 10:45am    Break

10:45am - 12:00pm   Game Jam Workshop Part I: Brainstorming 
Through a guided exercise, participants will form groups and generate a workable game idea to facilitate learning a specific task or set of content. 

12:00pm - 1:00pm  Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm   Game Jam Workshop Part II: Prototyping
Presenters will work with groups to develop game ideas into playable games; materials will be provided.

2:00pm - 2:30pm  Game Jam Workshop Part III: Play Testing
Groups will share their games, and will have opportunities for play and feedback. 

2:30pm - 3:00pm   Closing Discussion: Lessons for Integrating Games into Higher Ed
Speakers: 
TJ Kalaitzidis, Instructional Designer, Brown University
Naomi Parisealt, Instructional Designer, Brown University

3:00pm  End