Esports in the Classroom

I spoke with several people that are on the front lines of where esports and education intersect. We discuss:

• What exactly are esports


• What types of esports scholarships and programs are available at the college level


• How an esports program is so much more than just playing video games


• Why educators need to consider starting an esports program at their school


• Where to go for gaming PCs when your school doesn't have the funds for them


• Resources for getting an esports club started at your school


• Resources for implementing esports into English curriculum

You'll also hear a little audio from an esports project I tried out with my some of my students.

Links

• James O'Hagan's Podcast 'The Academy of Esports': [taoesports.com/][1]


• University of California - Irvine Esports program : esports.uci.edu/


• North American Scholastic Esports Federation resources : esportsfed.org/


• Freakonomics episode on esports : freakonomics.com/podcast/sports-5/


• Thom Gibsons esports project vlog : youtube.com/watch?v=uIDAVzgexAE

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