by liam | Apr 14, 2013 | appearances, comics, education, Teacher's Guide, writing news
Last week, I ran the first session of my four week Writing Comics Workshop for Kids aged 8 – 12 years, at the Toronto Public Library. It was a lot of fun meeting the kids and discovering all the great ideas they had for comics. As I promised in previous blog...
by liam | Apr 2, 2013 | education, literacy, media, video games, writing news
Digital Stories for Digital Readers I’m excited to announce the arrival of Tech Tales, a brand new series of short stories for middle grade readers available exclusively as digital downloads. Written for Reluctant Readers, Designed for Teachers Reluctant readers...
by liam | Mar 4, 2013 | appearances, comics, education, literacy, media, writing news
March and April are shaping up to be busy months, with me on the road talking and teaching comics. If you’re in the Toronto area, you should definitely check it out. Talking Max Finder Mystery at CAKE First off, on Saturday March 23rd, there is the Comic Arts...
by liam | Feb 1, 2013 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, media, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds
A few months ago, the GamingEdus team was interviewed about using Minecraft in Education by Seann Dikkers, for an upcoming book on the subject to be published by the University of Ohio. As the interview progressed, it became clear that one of the goals of our...
by liam | Jan 28, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, video games, virtual worlds
I do a lot of talking about alternative literacies in education, like graphic novels and video games. On Friday, February 1st, I’ll will be talking Minecraft with my GamingEdu pals at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2013in Toronto....