conference questions

This note last modified April 15, 2026

General
- What are you working on?
- What’s your story / path to where you are now?
- What are the must read resources in your field?
Pedagogy
- How does learning sciences avoid the issue of everything being a nightmare of variables?
- Learning-To-Learn, especially in the world of AI
Philosophy / Ethics
- General class structure?
- Creating AI proof assignments
- In class exercises?
- How to engage students who don’t have an interest or background in philosophy.
- How to promote effective in-class discussion.
- How to run debates.
- How to assign / rubric / grade essays.
- How to make sure students are doing their reading outside of class.
- How to teach research methods and the identification of good sources.
Games
- Do non simulation based edugames work?
- What do you think of “games definitely work, but the real question is are they worth it?”
- Design challenges, esp. K-12
Research
- How to verify if an edugame actually works, especially with complex ideas such as “critical thinking”.
Casual Questions
- Are art games a problem for game designers?
Teaching Track
- How much do academic jobs care that you’ve had industry experience?
- How to beef up my resume for teaching track positions
- How to make sure a university respects their teaching track professors.
- Dealing with a conservative presidency
- Is my CV good?
- What’s the point of a cover letter?
- Places with a game design program
- 2 body problem
- AI job positions?
- Using AI in the classroom
GLAM
- Affordances of an interested audience?
Industry
- How can I sell myself?
  - Show off my leadership skills?
- What are my blind spots as an academic?
- What companies are out there to keep an eye on?
- how do companies get funding and operate?
- where do you sell your games?
- How will funding for PBS and the like be affected?
- setting myself up for product management roles
- Should I sign up for senior roles or junior roles