<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="font-size:small;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br class=""><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(255,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/K_p2r1uwP_Us1dtJbwjQMI8jj8PbqQVLgd1olbIXZsGZwgCAhZlUSbn24JModEtH205g1gbnbKTAlzDTLfg8cw_zSwEdIeIoiTq0kaTGz96CtcAqDZ7ZqHEc8yfbw8ROCA" alt="PL Banner.png" height="145" width="580" class="" tabindex="0" style="border: medium none; margin-right: 0px;"><div class="" dir="ltr"><div id=":3pa" class="" tabindex="0"><div class=""></div></div></div></span><br clear="all"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><font color="#000000">We are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal for the<i> 2nd Annual <span class="">Playful</span> <span class="">Learning</span> Summit</i> at Ohio</font>University, in beautiful <font color="#ff9900">Athens, OH on Friday, May, 8th, 2015</font>. <div style="font-size:small;display:inline">Share</div> your expertise in using <span class="">playful</span><font color="#000000"><span class="">learning</span> strategies, resources, and pedagogy for teaching and <span class="">learning</span>.<br><br></font><font color="#000000">The <span class="">Playful</span> <span class="">Learning</span> Summit brings together creativity, play, and<div style="font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>research<div style="font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>for educators, designers and scholars exploring <span class="">playful</span> approaches to teaching and <span class="">learning</span> across contexts. In our first year we welcomed leading researchers, K12 teachers, park and museum curators, publishers, librarians, game designers, and some guy named Eugene. Join us this year as we continue the conversation, share tested ideas, and generally mingle. </font></div><div dir="ltr"><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></font></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div style="display:inline"><font size="4" color="#ff9900">Inside the box? </font></div><br></font><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></p><font color="#000000" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)">The <span class="">Playful</span> <span class="">Learning</span> Summit seeks to connect educators who share a passion for engaging and<span class="">playful</span> classroom practices. This year we are focusing on what happens 'inside the box' of <span class="">learning</span><span class="">playfully</span>. As we design, research, and teach we are continually looking for meaningful feedback, understanding, and user experiences. There are many ways to seek this out. Together, we are asking questions that will bring us closer: How do I know students are <span class="">learning</span>? What do we look for? What helps us to measure the effectiveness, appropriateness, and potency of our <span class="">playful</span> <span class="">learning</span> spaces?</font><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"></span></font></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div style="display:inline"><font size="4"></font></div><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)"><div style="display:inline">Session/Presentation Options</div></span></font></font><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We encourage you to submit a presentation in any of the following formats to share and join the<span class="">Playful</span> <span class="">Learning</span> community with your experiences and knowledge.</font></span></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></font><ul style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Investigator (15 Min) -</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> Encourage everyone to</span></font></p><div style="font-size:small;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">'</font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">sit awhile and listen<div style="font-size:small;display:inline">' (a Deckard Cain reference)</div>. Bring your best research and unveil your discoveries.<div style="font-size:small;display:inline"> We'll be grouping you with other scholars around themes, so plan to stay afterward and meet new colleagues. </div></font></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><ul style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Craftsperson (45 Min) -</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> Share your mastery in a tool or application for <span class="">playful</span> <span class="">learning</span> in a workshop showing others how to use it.</span></font></p><div style="font-size:small;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Consider how this tool may be applied to K12 <span class="">learning</span> spaces and content areas. </font></div></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16.3555564880371px"><br></span></font></div><ul style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Charmer (45 Min) -</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> Tell a tale of classroom adventures and glory. Submit a presentation to spread your teaching across the land.</span></font></p></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="line-height:16.6111106872559px"><br></span></font><ul style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Tinkerer (Showcase over lunch)</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">- During lunch we will invite posters and table top demonstrations of new research, design, or classroom ideas.</span></font></p></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="line-height:16.6111106872559px"><br></span></font><ul style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Engineer (All day</span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;background-color:transparent">,<b> arcade)</b></span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;background-color:transparent"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Craft and build new digital adventures. Bring your games to the Game Arcade for sharing, playtesting, or just good fun.</span></font></p></li></ul><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All submissions are considered, but we invite you to contribute within the following themes:</font></span></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></font><ul style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Theme 1: </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Investigations on innovative teaching, research design, or repurposing games for <span class="">learning</span>.</span></font></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Theme 2:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> Games or classroom practices that showcase <span class="">playful</span> <span class="">learning</span>.</span></font></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Theme 3:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> Developing games that stimulate creativity and <span class="">learning</span></span></font></p><div style="font-size:small;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> in informal settings</font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">.</font></li></ul><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:center"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/120BwE62G3k8ORbGIxtUpkFb5QTpg4mGGYyvsmhUHBFg/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/s-YMZeWxj7bmwbB8uSYf7NQ/image?w=234&h=61&rev=37&ac=1" height="61px;" width="234px;" class="" style="border: medium none;"></a></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Visit us at </span><a href="http://www.interactivelearningconference.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font color="#ff9900">www.interactivelearningconference.com</font></span></a><br><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/120BwE62G3k8ORbGIxtUpkFb5QTpg4mGGYyvsmhUHBFg/viewform" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></a></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Directors:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Audra Hilterbran </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">email: </span><a href="mailto:hilterbr@ohio.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#ff9900"><span style="font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">hilterbr@ohio.edu</span><span style="font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span></a></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Dr. Seann Dikkers</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">email: </span><a href="mailto:dikkers@ohio.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font color="#ff9900">dikkers@ohio.edu</font></span></a></font></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Important Dates:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration Opens/Call for Papers:</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal;background-color:transparent">January 26th, 2015</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Proposal Submission Deadline:</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal;background-color:transparent">February 28th, 2015</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Decisions Announced:</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">March 13th, 2015</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Early bird registration ends:</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">March 22nd, 2015</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span class="">Playful</span> <span class="">Learning</span> Summit:</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">May 8th, 2015</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:center"><a href="https://commerce.cashnet.com/cashnetc/selfserve/BrowseCatalog.aspx" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/seS5Xg20OXmpKASa1DOvsIw/image?w=234&h=61&rev=29&ac=1" height="61px;" width="234px;" class="" style="border: medium none;"></span></a><br><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/120BwE62G3k8ORbGIxtUpkFb5QTpg4mGGYyvsmhUHBFg/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></a></p><br></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" color="#134f5c">Seann M. Dikkers, PhD</font><br>Assistant Professor, Educational Studies</div><div>Ohio University</div><div dir="ltr">Program Coordinator, Educational Computing and Technology</div><div dir="ltr"><font>@sdikkers </font><br><div><br></div><div>Playful Learning - Ohio @ <a href="http://www.interactivelearningconference.com/proposal.html" target="_blank"><font color="#45818e">http://www.interactivelearningconference.com/proposal.html</font></a></div><div><font color="#134f5c">Gaming Matter Research Group @</font> <font color="#45818e"><a href="http://www.gamingmatter.com" target="_blank">http://www.gamingmatter.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#45818e"><br></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px">388 McCracken Hall</span><br style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px">Dept. Educational Studies</span><br style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px">The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education</span><br style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:12.8000001907349px">Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701</span><font color="#45818e"><br></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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