What does excellence look like in games for learning? (no, really, I'd love to hear what you think!) For our answer, behold the 2026 GEE! Learning Game Award Finalists! Help spotlight these awesome games and then vote in the People's Choice Awards. Winners announced July 9th.

Last call for submissions for this year's GEE! Learning Game Awards! Doesn't have to be a new one, just one that hasn't been entered before. See details and check out past finalists on the site: www.geeawards.com

My favorite conference returns July 9 & 10! Play Make Learn (playmakelearn.org) is perfect for educators of all kinds, librarians, and creatives. I'll be here for the games plus amazing makerspaces, the arts, and more. CfP open thru 3/9. In Madison, WI.

Happy GEE! Learning Game Awards Eve to all who celebrate! Winners will be announced tomorrow at 5:30pm CST. Finalist game streaming tomorrow 10:20am - 11:20am and 1pm - 3pm (CST). Join Teaching Professor Dr. Krista-Lee Malone streaming as she interviews some award finalists and demos games live!

The 2025 GEE! Awards Finalists are live! 21 incredible games made the cut. The winners (4 categories + People's Choice) will be announced Aug 21st at Play Make Learn.

Come Play and Make with us in Wisconsin this summer. There are still spots to join other creative and inspiring educators, researchers and designers in preconference workshops. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #museums #libraries #edusky

The Gee Learning Game Awards deadline has been extended to June 15! If you have a good learning game, submit it! More info here: geeawards.com

Teaching a class on genAI has been a delight this semester. Since some asked, here's a public version of my in-class GenAI Metaphor Tournament activity and its corresponding LLM (Large List o' Metaphors). I made it OER, so use it if you like! go.wisc.edu/wl16k5.

Spread the word: the GEE! Awards 2025 are upon us! Applications for best learning games are due by June 1 at geeawards.com. Help us celebrate and highlight the best games out there. Check out our past finalists on the site to see what excellence in game design for education looks like.

Which games do should students experience in a game studies program? Favorites, influential ones, historic, exemplars... all are fair criteria! Context: I'm teaching a class Games & Libraries this fall but also just want to see people's favs.

Deadline for workshop and presentations is Match 7th. Come for the inspiration. Stay for the cheese curds. Playmakelearn.org #makered #makerspace

Thinking about #audiobook #AINarrators & #Learning and where I find myself in the mix...what does it mean that all books can be turned into audiobooks? aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-audiobo... #GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd #EdTech

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵

My favorite conference returns: Aug 21-22! Perfect for librarians, instructors of all kinds, and creatives. I'll be there for the games but there are amazing things happening with makerspaces, the arts, and more. Register now. Submissions due 3/7. playmakelearn.org

If you are wanting to introduce @dndbeyond.com to a younger crowd (perhaps as part of a social studies lesson), these @pbs.org Wisconsin resources can help. Love the video! pbswisconsineducation.org/look-back-ep... #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #kyedrpg #EduSky

'Tis the season for playful good!  The Play Make Learn conference returns 8/21-22 at UW-Madison. This year's theme is Messiness. I'm eager to see what looks like for teachers, librarians, game designers, artists and the rest of our awesome community. Submit Proposals: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit

My students and I talked today about useful/not AI metaphors today (calculator for words was controversial) - I love to see the visual side of that as well! (I also have a weakness for robot imagery but at least am self-aware enough to call myself out on overused symbolism when I do)

Metaphors for AI are fascinating - what's the most interesting you've come across? E.g., stochastic parrots, distorting carnival mirror, digital microplastics, blurry JPEG of the web, sketchy and forgetful intern, etc.