Andrew Peterson is the Director of eLearning at Ferris State University. In this role he works with Instructional Technologists, Designers, and Support Staff. The department is in charge of evaluating new technology for classroom use, supporting faculty in both technical and pedagogical manners, and day-to-day operations of several enterprise systems. Andrew has been involved in the growth and development of esports at Ferris. He worked with faculty in the game design program, event management program, and digital media productions program to form a combined "Professional Esports Production" degree. He has also helped develop our esports student organization to one of the largest and most successful groups on campus. These efforts are a reflection of his passion and research in Game-Based Learning. A more direct example of this would be his work supporting "Reacting to the Past" in various classrooms. Working with multiple faculty and departments, Andrew has been able to introduce this game system into otherwise very traditional classrooms. Another example would be a product of his dissertation that created a board game to play in a freshman seminar class. His latest conference presentations at, "Frontiers in Playful Learning", and the "Games, Learning, and Society" focused on the use of these games in the classroom.
Presentation of a Ferris State University esports jersey to Dr. Pink
Opening of the Center for Virtual Learning
Enrolled wins Best of Show at the Games, Learning, and Society Conference
The Academics of Esports - GenCon Presentation
Presentation on board games in the Classroom at Reacting to the Past: Game Development Conference
Changsha Social Work College Presentation on Game-Based Learning
Groundbreaking event for Center for Virtual Learning
BOCES - Digies Keynote
New Media: The Esports Engine
Co-authored Chapter 10 in Learning, Education, & Games
(ISBN: 978-1-329-70356-8)
https://press.etc.cmu.edu/books/learning-education-games/2/2
Interview about Ferris State University new Esports Arena