Moses Wolfenstein

Biography

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Moses Wolfenstein is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His dissertation topic is how leadership in MMOs can inform research on and practice of school leadership. Since his arrival at UW in 2006, Moses has been working with his adviser Rich Halverson on School Leadership Games, and more recently under the Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) Education Research Challenge Area (ERCA) on the use of games and digital media to represent research findings across disciplines. While in Madison, he also worked for the Academic ADL Co-Lab in partnership with Florida Virtual School as an instructional designer and games and learning consultant.

Moses holds an MA in educational administration from Teachers College, Columbia University where he did mixed methods research and policy analysis on the New York Department of Education's district level suspension system during its rollout in 2004 – 2005. He also holds a credential in mediation and conflict resolution from the ICCCR co-located on the Teachers College campus. He completed his BA at U.C. San Diego in Studio Art with a focus on conceptual and installation art. For more information about Moses and to read his ramblings on such diverse topics as games, leadership, and cats check out his blog at moseswolfenstein.com.

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