John Martin

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John Martin believes that good learning can be playful and fun, and still be maddeningly hard. He’s come to understand this through his own experiences role–playing as a GLS doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. With a background in technology, art, writing, and outdoor education, and with a commitment to environmental and social sustainability, John investigates tools of inquiry and expression that promote a greater understanding and appreciation of the social and physical spaces we inhabit.

His research examines mobile game design as an artifact that can disseminate the attitudes and values of a community of practice. His dissertation married environmental education with videogames through a case study on the mediation of place–based augmented reality games as a way of structuring outdoor experiences at a woods camp. He has recently leveled up.

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