Super excited about this one! It makes for an excellent companion to @volts.wtf / @michaelhobbes.bsky.social's wonderfully thoughtful convo abt "reactionary centrism" as well as @hankgreen.bsky.social's recent "Possibly Humanity's Best Idea" video. Hope you'll tune in! #EduSky #highered #teaching

In this week's episode, @steveslota.bsky.social & @thergenrader.bsky.social sing @wikipedia.org's praises while commiserating over the death of truth. Join their impassioned discussion abt “Wikipedia as a Model for Worldbuilding": www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis... #EduSky #education

@thergenrader.bsky.social coming in hot with questions about whether his course-planning process comports with contemporary learning science and best practices for instructional design (spoiler: somehow, it does!). Find our convo wherever you get your podcasts! #EduSky #K12 #design #worldbuilding

In this week's episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop Podcast, @steveslota.bsky.social playfully ponders @thergenrader.bsky.social's project planning pop-quiz as the pair probe Chapter 9, “Class Preparations"! www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis... #EduSky #teaching #pedagogy #highered

This may be our most important and relevant conversation to date. We get into identity, how it interacts with environmental context, and what it means for developing empathy/taking meaningful action in emotionally-charged situations. We hope you'll tune in! #EduSky #highered #teachers #K12

In what @thergenrader.bsky.social and @steveslota.bsky.social have dubbed "our most (potentially) polarizing episode yet," the two deconstruct Chapter 8: Examining Life-Worlds Through Demographics! Join the fun at: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis... #EduSky #education #teaching

Delighted to share this week's *energizing* episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop, in which @thergenrader.bsky.social and @steveslota.bsky.social tackle the intersectional scaffolds that produce a world's social forces: structures and substructures! www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis...

One of the best parts about doing this podcast with @thergenrader.bsky.social is that we just... talk. There's no scripted outline. We have a list of chapter subheaders, and ADHD does the rest. It's always fun to see where our minds end up. We hope you've been enjoying the ride! #EduSky #education

If you love great storytelling, this week's episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop is for you! Trent and Stephen go ham on Chapter 6: Worlds in Space and Time, discussing popular media as a way to understand "big picture" worldbuilding concepts! www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis...

In which @thergenrader.bsky.social and I discuss an article/chapter near and dear to my heart but regrettably didn't fit into TWW. Join our exploration of contemporary concepts that are *vitally important* to the playful learning community. We hope you enjoy it! #EduSky #design #games #education

We've eagerly awaited the release of this week's episode... The reveal of our DODECA-TUPLE SUPER SECRET CUT CHAPTER, "Gamefulness, Playfulness, and Fun"! 🤯 Tune in for hot takes on all things game-based learning: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis... #EduSky #teaching #highered #K12

It can be tough to organize effective assessment measures, so @thergenrader.bsky.social & I discussed our approach for worldbuilding-based activities/classes. Tune in for advice on measuring learner progress as transparently, fairly, & productively as possible! #EduSky #education #learning #edtech

This week's episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop Companion Podcast tackles Chapter 5: Assessment! Join us as we break down our evaluation process for worldbuilding and world modeling activities: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis... #EduSky #highered #teaching #K12 #worldbuilding

On this week's episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop Companion Podcast, @thergenrader.bsky.social and @steveslota.bsky.social dig into Chapter 4: Collaboration and Community! Available wherever you get your podcasts! 🌎📖 www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis... #teaching #EduSky #design

We've had a blast recording this show—not only is it rewarding to break down our thinking (esp now that @wrldbuildingwrkshp.bsky.social is out), but it's nice to hear the opinions of someone whose perspective I really respect and value. We hope more educators have a chance to tune in soon! #EduSky

On this week's episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop Companion Podcast, @thergenrader.bsky.social & @steveslota.bsky.social discuss Chapter 3: Theory to Practice! Check it out on our website or wherever you get your podcasts! ✨ www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast/epis...

@colinwoodard.bsky.social @thergenrader.bsky.social & I just published our new @mitpress.bsky.social book, The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play, and as one of our inspos, we'd love to send you a copy. DM to coordinate. ☺️

@volts.wtf @chrislhayes.bsky.social @thergenrader.bsky.social and I just published our new @mitpress.bsky.social book, The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play, and we'd love to send each of you a copy. Just DM to coordinate! 😊

In which we explore differences between gamification & playful learning; discuss how simulations & case studies enhance student engagement; deconstruct relationships between #roleplay & #creativity; & dive into The Worldbuilding Workshop. Wherever you get your podcasts! #EduSky #highered #teachers

In addition to the third episode of The Worldbuilding Workshop Companion Podcast, we're delighted to share that our Fueling Creativity Podcast interview with @matthewworwood.bsky.social and @cyndiburnett.bsky.social is now streaming! fuelingcreativity.podbean.com/e/world-buil...

Our goal is to help educators teach critical thinking and empathy by way of richly authentic world models and thought experiments. We want learners to inhabit others' perspectives—some quite different from their own—so they can appreciate the world as a dynamic web of interrelated social forces.

"What can be done to reconfigure education for the challenges of modernity?" We must engage critical thinking and empathy via deconstruction of the planet’s most complex, urgent questions using collaboration, inquiry, and reflection—a process we call worldbuilding. www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com

Wherein @thergenrader.bsky.social and I discuss the ideas embedded in each chapter, why we're passionate about those ideas, and what we're hoping the book will accomplish (that is, being a force for good in a turbulent, frequently-difficult-to-navigate reality). ✨

The first two episodes of The Worldbuilding Workshop Companion Podcast are out now! It's basically like reading the book alongside the authors! 😅 Available on Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Amazon Music, YouTube, and Spotify: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com/podcast #podcast #EduSky #education

It's the big day! 🤩 There is a 20% discount for anyone who purchases a print copy through Penguin Random House. Enter code READMIT20 at checkout. The audiobook edition of The Worldbuilding Workshop is still being fine-tuned, but we plan to release it very soon... More details to follow! ✨🌎

WE HAVE LIFTOFF! After four years of brainstorming, writing, revision, peer review, and proofreading, THE WORLDBUILDING WORKSHOP launches TODAY! Thank you to @mitpress.bsky.social for making this happen! Visit: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com #education #highered #teaching #design #k12 #edtech

New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇

In "The Worldbuilding Workshop," Trent Hergenrader & @steveslota.bsky.social explore worldbuilding as an educational tool that cultivates critical thinking and empathy through simulation and play: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255333... @thergenrader.bsky.social @wrldbuildingwrkshp.bsky.social

OH HO, looks like there are some early arrivals...! 👀 We're so excited for the education community to dig in! Access more info (plus our companion podcast and other free video/PDF resources) at: theworldbuildingworkshop.com #education #teaching #K12 #highered #pedagogy #EduSky

Hi there, #EduSky! We're so grateful to have such a rich, talented community of educators with whom we share a passion for innovative, creative, and empathetic pedagogical design. Can't wait to trade worldbuilding-based teaching practices, assessment methods, activity ideas, and more! ✨🌎

HELLO WORLD! We're just 8 days away from @mitpress.bsky.social The Worldbuilding Workshop's official launch date, and we're delighted to reveal the site we've built to support your world modeling efforts! Learn more at: www.theworldbuildingworkshop.com #highered #edtech #teaching #k12 #education