Bryan Fendley To Conduct National Online Workshop At 2012 Educause Conference

           MONTICELLO, Ark. — Bryan Fendley, director of academic computing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been selected to present his ideas at this year’s 2012 Educause Conference, a gathering of leading higher education information technology professionals November 6-9 in Denver, Colo.
           Fendley will be conducting a national online workshop to teach faculty and administrators how to leverage video game design principles that can help students become more engaged in the college classroom.
        According to Fendley, "Generation “G” is the game generation. “They think, solve problems, and communicate differently than any previous generation.”  Fendley explained, “Higher education has spent time training faculty and support staff in the areas of classroom technologies and distance learning delivery, but we have not adequately prepared for the digital environment where so many of our students spend their time – video games.”
        The workshop directly addresses how educators can become literate in the world of video games by examining and demonstrating instructional design and learning principles commonly used in the video game industry.
        Fendley is a nationally recognized leader in distance learning and innovative teaching methods. He currently teaches online courses in video game design at UAM, and serves as a CODiE™ award judge in the educational game division.