https://complexplay.org Matthew Berland is a Professor of Design, Informal, and Creative Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW–Madison and Affiliate Faculty in Information Studies, Educational Psychology, and Science/Technology Studies. He uses design-based research to create and analyze tools and learning environments that support students’ creative agency and computational literacies. His projects are …
Download CV I study how people make sense of science in their personal, social, and political lives — and how educational platform such as schools and museums can help. I recently contributed to a National Academies report on science literacy, and am currently studying how science museums seek to become more equitable institutions. I also …
Download CV Dr. Halverson’s website Whoopensocker website I am interested in how people learn in and through the arts across a range of art forms with a focus on the performing arts. I also run Whoopensocker, an artist-in-residence program working in Madison Public Schools. Education Select Publications Select Presentations Select Awards and Honors
Download CV Krista-Lee Malone is a faculty associate member teaching for the Game Design certificate. Her research includes studies on raiding guilds in World of Warcraft, the making of educational games in Taiwan, and gender issues on the live-streaming platform Twitch.tv. While in Taiwan she also worked as a cultural consultant (read: writer, editor, voice-actor, …
Download CV Peter McDonald is an Assistant Professor of Design, Creative, and Informal Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW–Madison and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His research explores the ways people interpret play and playful behavior as meaning-making activities, the design practices that can support critical engagement through …
Download CV Jeremy Stoddard is Professor of Curriculum & Instruction and a researcher in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. His research includes the teaching of civics and history in partisan contexts, the integration of media education into democratic education, and a particular focus on engagement with so called “difficult” or marginalized histories and contemporary …
Download CV Peter Wardrip is an Assistant Professor of STEAM Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on informal/formal learning collaborations, professional learning for educators, formative assessment and making as a learning process. Peter earned his PhD in Learning Sciences and Policy from University of Pittsburgh and is currently a visiting researcher with …