Play2Learn: Play2Learn - The GamiLearning Conference Fórum Picoas Lisbon, Portugal, April 19, 2018 |
Conference website | http://play2learn.ulusofona.pt/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=play2learn |
Submission deadline | November 19, 2017 |
Full Paper Submission (optional) to be entitled to publish | January 31, 2018 |
Play is a timeless practice in education. Global trends in games for learning continue these age-old cultural traditions in the uses of social game play for a variety of educational purposes. Research that investigates the cognitive learning potential of game play, game analysis and game creation increasingly demonstrates the ways that games can support creative skills, knowledge and literacies across the curriculum.
In addition to the affordances of game play, games have also generated concerns and panics about their role in society, following a long tradition of media panics. Research related to the type of learning that is supported by game design and coding support these uses of game creation and design for a broad variety of educational purposes.
Play2Learn, the culminating event for GamiLearning, an international research project funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in Portugal and supported by the UT-Portugal project at The University of Texas at Austin offers an opportunity for scholars and practitioners to share their research findings and to enrich the dialogue about the role of games in the learning environment. We are looking for research related to game play and game/media creation in formal and informal learning spaces for a wide range of topics and audiences.
List of Topics
- The Role of Play in Media Education for All
- Pedagogies of Play
- Game Creation for Learning
- Digital Game Creation by Students and 21st Century Literacy
- Game-Based Learning for Children and Youth
- Do It Yourself Media
- The Value of Gamification
- Social Media and Learning
- Youth Media and Learning
- Technologies for Learning through Play
Committees
Scientific Committee
- Katheleen Tyner (Chair)
- Conceição Costa (Chair)
- Anne Mette Thorhauge - University of Copenhagen
- Ana Amélia Carvalho – Universidade de Coimbra
- António Coelho - Universidade do Porto
- António Teodoro - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Belinha de Abreu - Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT.
- Conceição Costa - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Cristina Ponte – Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- Carlos Santos – Universidade de Aveiro
- Filipe Luz – Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- João Batista - Universidade de Aveiro
- João Correia de Freitas - Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- José Brás - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- José Neves – Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- José Rogado - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Kathleen Tyner – The University of Texas at Austin
- Leonel Morgado - Universidade Aberta
- Luis Pedro - Universidade de Aveiro
- Maria Neves Leal Gonçalves - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Maria José Brites – Universidade Lusófona do Porto
- Margarida Toscano – Rede de Bibliotecas Escolares
- Manuel José Damásio – Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Maribel Pinto - ESEV - IP Viseu
- Nelson Zagalo – Universidade de Aveiro
- Patrícia Gouveia - Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
- Sara Pereira – Universidade do Minho
- Vitor Tomé - Universidade do Algarve
Organizing committee
- Conceição Costa
- Carlos Santos
- Luis Pedro
- Carla Sousa
- Catarina Graça
- Eugénia Vicente
- Inês Araújo
- Paulo Destapado
- Paulo Garcez
- Rute Muchacho
- Sara Henriques
Venue
Play2Learn will be held in Lisbon at the Fórum Picoas, 19th April 2018.
Fórum Picoas is a business building, located in Lisbon city centre, which has several conference spaces, including two auditoriums, kindly provided by the PT Foundation, one of GamiLearning Project partners.
Picoas metro station (Yellow Line) is located in front of the building. Buses (Carris) 736, 738 and 783 also stop in front of the Fórum.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to gamilearning@ulusofona.pt