Josh Sheldon
Biography

Josh Sheldon is a project manager and game designer at MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program. His work focuses on developing games for students that make use of handheld computers and working with students to develop their own games. A former high school and middle school science teacher, Sheldon has an extensive background in developing curricular materials in the sciences and various forms of new media for science learning. In addition to freelance web and curriculum development, he worked at the JASON Foundation for Education, where he developed expedition-based science supplementary materials for middle school students.
Sessions
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Augmented Reality: Using a Simplified Game Editor to Spark ImaginationsThursday, June 112:00–3:00Class of ’24 (4th floor, East Central)
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Mobile Games and Education: Current Projects and State of the PracticeThursday, June 113:30–4:30Old Madison (3rd floor, East/Southeast)
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Gaming the Future of Science LearningFriday, June 1211:00–12:30Old Madison (3rd floor, East/Southeast)
