Description
Learn how to leverage your students’ passion for esports to help improve their social-emotional well-being, develop 21st century learning skills, and learn how to be responsible digital citizens. Additionally, participating in esports prepares students for a variety of careers, including: information & technology, marketing, event planning, game design, communications, graphic arts, and many more. Learn the steps to establish a inclusive team culture, to gather the necessary resources to start and grow your scholastic esports program, and to unleash students’ creativity in ready-made, immersive, Minecraft worlds designed specifically for competitive gaming. Through the principles of game-based learning, including communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and persistence, you will set you and your students on the path to success in the exciting world of scholastic esports.
Learning objectives
By the end of this course, you'll be able to
- Explain why esports belongs in education
- Identify elements of an esports program
- Describe how to get an esports program started