David Hatfield, Researcher
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Three Expertise Keywords:
educational technology, epistemic games, learning environment design
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Why Digital Media and Learning?
Digital media provide powerful tools for learning and rethinking the design of learning environments.
Recent Posts:
- David Hatfield: Games, Diversity, and Democracy (April 9, 2008)
- David Hatfield: the power of authenticity (March 1, 2007)
Description of Current Work:
I’m interested in how digital media-enhanced role playing games can be designed to provide young people with consequential civic identities through professional practices. In particular, I am focused on the professional tools and practices of Journalism and Urban Planning, and the opportunities for virtualized practice through them.
Selected Publications/Projects/Articles/Press:
Projects: science.net (journalism epistemic game design), Urban Science (urban planning epistemic game design), Professional Practice Simulator (epistemic game engine development) Pubs: Epistemic games and game engines (2008 AERA conference presentation) Press Play: designing an epistemic game engine for journalism (2006 ICLS conference paper)
