Selen Turkay

Biography

Selen Turkay is a doctoral student in the Instructional Technology and Media program in the Department of Mathematics, Science & Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is researching learning, spatial cognition in virtual worlds and MMO games, and game design. Current interests include educational game design with alternative input systems, customization and user control in online worlds, and spatial intelligence in virtual environments.

Sessions

• Changing Students’ Attitudes Towards Science and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Related Careers with a Virtual World Based Science Curriculum
  Wednesday, June 10

  5:00–7:00

  Great Hall (4th floor, Central)
• Got Change? World of Warcraft and City of Heroes Players’ Views on Customization
  Thursday, June 11

  11:00–12:30

  Class of ’24 (4th floor, East Central)