Writing for Humanity: The Card Game
Meeting Link
https://kean-edu.zoom.us/j/94701075236.
Start Date
30-3-2021 3:00 PM
End Date
30-3-2021 3:45 PM
Presentation Type
Presentation
Primary Theme
Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Designs
Secondary Theme
Ethics
Description
Writing For Humanity: The Card Game is a cumulative, table-top gaming experience generated by Dr. Mia Zamora’s Fall 2020 Writing Theory and Practice cohort as a response to the need for a more equitable, empathetic approach to the traditional implementation of foundational rhetoric and compositional strategies. Fit for the challenges of twenty-first-century instruction, whether virtual or in-person, this low-stakes, familiar table-top experience fosters an amiable attitude amongst classmates. Through the use of a series of prompt and response cards, players are able to create critical and unique dialogues filled with ideas that challenge disenfranchising power structures, gatekeeping tactics in language, and create a community-built narrative. Furthermore, students are also able to reflect on these dialogues in real-time, creating a nuanced sense of what it means to not only practice writing with a sense of empathy and global citizenship but also as a marker of personal responsibility and growth.
Recommended Citation
Kaushik, Sun; Gently, Amber; and Ayesh, Kefah, "Writing for Humanity: The Card Game" (2021). Open Educational Resources Conference. 4.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/oer_conference/2021/Schedule_march30/4
Writing for Humanity: The Card Game
https://kean-edu.zoom.us/j/94701075236.
Writing For Humanity: The Card Game is a cumulative, table-top gaming experience generated by Dr. Mia Zamora’s Fall 2020 Writing Theory and Practice cohort as a response to the need for a more equitable, empathetic approach to the traditional implementation of foundational rhetoric and compositional strategies. Fit for the challenges of twenty-first-century instruction, whether virtual or in-person, this low-stakes, familiar table-top experience fosters an amiable attitude amongst classmates. Through the use of a series of prompt and response cards, players are able to create critical and unique dialogues filled with ideas that challenge disenfranchising power structures, gatekeeping tactics in language, and create a community-built narrative. Furthermore, students are also able to reflect on these dialogues in real-time, creating a nuanced sense of what it means to not only practice writing with a sense of empathy and global citizenship but also as a marker of personal responsibility and growth.
Comments
Empathy, OER, Instructional Gaming, Equity, Theory and Practice, Writing, Community Building, Open Dialogue, Diversity