Presentations and Workshops

Presentations

  • Boskic, N. (2011). Play to Become a Leader and a Citizen of the World: ARGs as Teaching Spaces for Personal and Social Change. 5th European Conference for Game-Based Learning (ECGBL). October 20-21, 2011, Athens, Greece.
  • Boskic, N. (2011). Ethical Behaviour, Personal Growth and Becoming a Citizen of The World: The Power of Online Games. Internet Research 12: Performance and Participation conference. October 10-13, 2011, Seattle, US.
  • Boskic, N. (2011). Virtual Ethnography: Difficulties and Affordances of the Web to Conduct Research Online. CSSE conference. May 29-June 1, 2011, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
  • Boskic, N. (2011). Critical Literacy and Moral Self. Canadian Game Studies Association conference at CSSE, May 29-June 1, 2011, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
  • Boskic, N. (2011). The Right to Say and the Right to Understand: Democracy in Gameworlds. LLED Graduate Student Conference. May 14, 2011, UBC, Vancouver.
  • Boskic, N. (2011). All is Fair in Web and Play: Building Ethical Self in Gameworlds through the Word of Other. Explorations & Education. April 1, 2011, UBC, Vancouver.
  • Boskic, N. (2010).  ARG Plays a Role in Enabling Personal, Social and National Development. Online Educa Berlin: 16th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training. December 1-3, 2010. Berlin, Germany.
  • Boskic, N.,  (2010). Blended learning: reaching aboriginal students in remote locations. Edge 2010 Conference: eLearning: Horizon and Beyond. October 12-15, 2010, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Boskic, N., Hu, S.  (2010). Playing with media: Diversity of learning potentials. Edge 2010 Conference: eLearning: Horizon and Beyond. October 12-15, 2010, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Boskic, N. (2010). Immersive Gameworlds for World-Wide Change. Presentation of the chapter from Education for Digital World (in press). Elluminate live, April 15, 2010.
  • Boskic, N., & Hu, S. (2010).   And We’re Rolling! Ways of Using Audio and Video in the Context of Learning and Teaching. Poster presentation. E-Learning Open House, UBC, January 28, 2010.
  • Exploring serious games. LLED 481: Digital Media in English Language Arts Education: Elementary. Vancouver, UBC, November 2009.
  • Boskic, N. (2009). Complexity and dynamics of gameworlds: Autopoiesis of possibilities. 3rd European Conference on Games Based Learning. October 12-13, Graz, Austria.
  • Boskic, N., Rusnak, P., & Gutica, M. (2009). Games for e-Learning: Are we ready for what’s to come? 7th Annual Canadian e-Learning Conference, June 17-19 2009, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
  • Boskic, N. (2009). Strategies for ‘New reading’: Narrative, gameplay and immersive experience. Interacting with Immersive Worlds. June 15-16 2009, Brock University, St. Catharines
  • Boskic, N. (2009). Virtual worlds: Spaces for immediate coping and opportunities for empathy. Symposium “The Social Future of Knowledge Negotiation” with T. Dobson and J. Miller. CSSE XXXVII Annual Conference 23 May – 26 May 2009 Carleton University, Ottawa.
  • Boskic, N. (2009). Make up your mind: Is it a game or a narrative? 7th LLED Graduate Student Conference, May 1st, 2009, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
  • Boskic, N., Dobson, T., & Rusnak, P. (2008). Play it seriously; Juxtaposing AR and RW crisis. 2nd European Conference on Games Based Learning. Barcelona, Spain, October 16-17.
  • Boskic, N. (2008). Now It’s Easy! Accessibility for All. Poster session presented at the NMC conference. Princeton, New Jersey. - Judges Choice Award
  • Boskic, N. (2008). Accommodating diversity: A power of written word vs. a power of voice. Interactive session at NMC conference, Princeton, New Jersey.
  • Boskic, N., De Picciotto, R. (2008). Alternative service delivery models for Aboriginal education. Poster session presented at the 5th annual UBC eLearning Open House. Vancouver: The University of British Columbia.
  • Boskic, N. (2008). Narratives in immersive gameworlds. UVic Language and Literacy Conference: M-bracing 21st Century Multiliteracies (M21CM), Victoria, B.C. March 1-2.

More presentations (before 2008)

Workshops

  • Course Design Intensive, June 6-10, 2011. CTLT, UBC, Vancouver.
  • Analyzing Communicative Events: Comparing two examples of QDA software, ATLAS.ti and HyperRESEARCH: HyperResearch, April 21, 2011. Digital Literacy Centre, UBC, Vancouver.
  • Five Instructional Design workshops, Feb 22- April 7, 2011. Faculty of Education, UBC, Vancouver.
  • To engage or not to engage: Web vs. video conference. Stop Tugging, Start Bridging: We are Stronger When we Collaborate, ETUG workshop, New Westminster, November 4, 2010 with Sharon Hu and Adam Rattray.
  • Edutechnology: What happens when education and technology meet in real time? Celebrate Learning, UBC, October 25, 2010 with Sharon Hu and Adam Rattray
  • Orientation to M.Ed. in Modern Language Education (French) FRM2 – web conference support/facilitator (Adobe Connect) July 24, 2010 with Sharon Hu
  • Info Session M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology – Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling MVRC2 – web conference support/facilitator (Adobe Connect), July 6, 2010 with Sharon Hu
  • Course Design Intensive, TAG, UBC, Jun 14, 16, 18, 2010
  • Info Session M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology – Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling MVRC – web conference support/facilitator (Adobe Connect), April 11, 2010 with Sharon Hu
  • Ways of Using Audio and Video in the Context of Learning and Teaching, EduCamp, UBC, March 18, 2010 with Sharon Hu
  • Course Design Intensive, TAG, UBC, Dec 7-9, 2009.
  • Using 2.0 for learning. Learning Disabilities Training Event. SFU, November 2009 (Presentation, Information about accessibility, Resources)
  • Innovative Collaborative Group Work. EduCamp ’09, UBC, February 2009
  • ePortfolios: Blogs. Selkirk College, Castlegar, January 2008
  • Orientation to learning online and Vista tools, Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP), Vancouver, January 2008
  • Orientation to learning online and Vista tools, Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP), Kamloops, January 2008

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