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REACTINGTO THE PASTFOURTEENTH ANNUALFACULTY INSTITUTE

BARNARD COLLEGEJUNE 5-8, 2014

WELCOME 1

INSTITUTE SCHEDULE 2

DIRECTIONS TO BARNARD 6

GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS 7

NYC VISITOR INFORMATION 8

CONTACT INFORMATION 9

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WELCOMEDear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Reacting Consortium Board, I welcome you to the Fourteenth Annual “Reacting to the Past” Faculty Institute at Barnard College.

The packet accompanying this brochure contains your particular role(s) for the games for which you registered, along with the related books and other materials. Please do not panic! No one expects participants to master all of the materials in so little time. To make your preparations more manageable, we have tried to ensure that you have not been assigned two major roles. If you have been assigned a leadership position for one game, you should study that one first. Conversely, you might wish to put less preparation into an indeterminate role--a role where one of your major tasks is to listen to debates and decide which position makes the most sense. Remember, too, that the purpose of these mini-games is to allow you to experience “Reacting to the Past” as will your students—some of whose preparation may also fall short of mastery.

Yet your experience will differ from that of your students in several important ways: you will be completing, in two days, a game that may normally occupy a month or longer; you will be touching on issues that engage students for weeks; and you won’t be submitting papers (though don’t be surprised if you find yourself scribbling notes for speeches). If you have any questions about the games, please feel free to contact your Gamemasters, whose names and email addresses are indicated in the enclosed game agendas. Some Gamemasters, or the student preceptor assigned to help your faction, may also contact you before June 5th.

The program also includes a series of concurrent sessions to allow for more formal opportunities for faculty to share their expe-riences and insights. Topics this year range from panels on implementing the pedagogy as a writing intensive course to more general discussions related to the art of teaching in a “Reacting to the Past” classroom and the game development process. We encourage those new to “Reacting to the Past” to attend the sessions so designated.

The Institute will officially commence on Thursday, June 5 at 9:30 a.m. Please enter the main campus gates at Broadway and West 117th Street and follow the signs toward the Diana Center to check in before the opening plenary. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. For those participants staying on campus, please refer to the “Guest Accommodations” section for check-in instructions and other pertinent information. We look forward to seeing you in New York!

Sincerely,

Mark C. CarnesExecutive Director, Reacting ConsortiumProfessor of History Barnard College, Columbia [email protected]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

6:00 – 7:15 PM Newcomers Meet & Greet Student Dining Room, 2nd Fl. Diana Center

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

8:00 – 9:30 INSTITUTE CHECK-IN Diana Center Lobby

CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTEvent Oval, Lower Level Diana Center

9:30 – 10:15 OPENING PLENARY: WELCOMEEvent Oval, Lower Level Diana Center

10:30 – 12:30 GAME SETUP AND FACTION MEETINGS (IN TRACKS)Diana Center Classrooms

America’s Founding: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor and the New Woman Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994 The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 BCE The Trial of Galileo: Aristotelianism, the “New Cosmology,” and the Catholic Church

12:30 – 2:00 LUNCHEvent Oval, Lower Level Diana Center

2:00 – 3:30 GAME SESSION 1 (IN TRACKS)Diana Center Classrooms

America’s Founding: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor and the New Woman Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 BCEThe Trial of Galileo: Aristotelianism, the “New Cosmology,” and the Catholic Church

3:30 – 4:00 COFFEE BREAK AND CAUCUS Student Dining Room, 2nd Fl. Diana Center

4:00 – 5:00 GAME SESSION 2 (IN TRACKS)Diana Center Classrooms

America’s Founding: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor and the New Woman Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 BCEThe Trial of Galileo: Aristotelianism, the “New Cosmology,” and the Catholic Church

5:15 – 7:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND RECEPTIONJames Room, 4th Fl. Barnard Hall

The Great Civilized Reacting GameKeynote Speaker: Judith Shapiro, President of the Teagle Foundation

Framed by Theodore de Bary’s The Great Civilized Conversation, this address will consider the values of liberal arts education, and how Reacting to the Past fits within the humanities.

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INSTITUTE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

8:00 – 9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Student Dining Room, 2nd Fl. Diana Center

9:00 – 10:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS Diana Center Classrooms

The Liminal Classroom: RTTP According to StudentsSession Presenters: Student Panelists, TBD Students reflect on both the benefits and challenges of learning through “Reacting to the Past”. Topics include motivation and teamwork; assessment of writing and speaking; lingering personal resentments; work manage-ment; and more. (Recommended for newcomers to RTTP.)

Strategies for Engaging the DisengagedSession Presenters: Paula Kay Lazrus, St. John’s University; Mary Beth Looney, Brenau University Roundtable Discussion for experienced Reacting instructors to share ideas, methods and tactics for prompt-ing engagement in otherwise reluctant students.

Making a Reacting Course A WRITING CourseSession Presenters: Deborah Maltby, Birgit Knoll, and Laura Westhoff, University of Missouri-St. Louis Reacting instructors value good writing, but effective writing instruction takes time and involves more than simply assigning and grading writing. Three faculty members from three different disciplines at the University ofMissouri St. Louis collaborated on History 1111, a two-game Reacting course that conferred first-year writ-ing credit. Incorporating writing instruction proved more complex than anticipated, including decisions about genres, timing, pacing, and the amount of writing. This session will describe that project and invite participants to share their successes and challenges in making a Reacting course an effective WRITING course.

10:30 –11:30 GAME SESSION 3 AND POST-MORTEM DISCUSSION (IN TRACKS) Diana Center Classrooms

America’s Founding: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor and the New Woman Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 BCE The Trial of Galileo: Aristotelianism, the “New Cosmology,” and the Catholic Church

11:30 – 12:30 GAME DEBRIEFING:Discussion of Participant Reactions to the Game; Q&A on Course Planning and Game Implementation Diana Center Classrooms

Afternoon open

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

8:00 – 9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTStudent Dining Room, 2nd Fl. Diana Center

BOARD-SPONSORED SESSION: REACTING CONSORTIUM MEMBER BREAKFASTJames Room, 4th Fl. Barnard Hall

9:00 – 10:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONSDiana Center Classrooms

Being a Gamemaster: Making the Game a Success in Your ClassSession Presenters: Mark Higbee, Eastern Michigan University; Linda Mayhew, University of Texas at Austin This session will focus on how to successfully run Reacting games in your class. Reacting games need good teachers, and we’ll offer a few tips, but we’ll also focus on how to make Gamemastering fit your class. It’s not a one-size-fits-all method, but Reacting games can fit your class and comfort level as a teacher. (Recom-mended for newcomers to RTTP.)

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The Game Development ProcessSession Presenter: Nicolas Proctor, Simpson College; Jace Weaver, University of Georgia RTTP has a new publishing arrangement with W.W. Norton to publish games in the “Reacting to the Past” Series. It has also established the Reacting Consortium Press, which will serve as an alternate publication venue for additional Reacting games. In this session, consortium board members Nicolas Proctor, Chair of the Reacting Editorial Board, and Jace Weaver, Chair of the Publications Committee, will help game authors understand the new publishing arrangements, including how to prepare games for publication and how to navigate this new publishing environment.

Gaming the System: Using Game Elements in Reacting and Non-Reacting Classes Session Presenters: Nina Frischmann, Pikes Peak Community College; Eleanor McConnell, Frostburg State University While introductory survey courses are the lifeblood of most departments, these courses can easily become lifeless: bored students, too much information, the inevitable march of time. How can we reinvigorate the sur-vey? Can taking a survey become a meaningful experience for students instead of just a requirement to check off the General Education course list? In this workshop, we will share four ways to reinvigorate your classroom -- all based on gamification theory and RTTP concepts. We will share an easy way to convert the required assessments into a “Create Your Own Adventure” game that will thrill your students. And we will provide you with three discussion activities that will grab your students and make them want to do the reading!

Using Reacting to the Past to Advance Various Disciplinary GoalsSession Presenters: Sally Boniece, Joan Circosta, and Nicolas Clulee, Frostburg State University; Bruce McCluggage and Robin Schofield, Pikes Peak Community College This panel discussion highlights the versatility and broad applicability of RTTP pedagogy by relating how such games have been used productively in English, Philosophy, International Studies, and International His-tory to help achieve discipline-specific goals.

10:30 – 12:30 GAME SETUP AND FACTION MEETINGS (IN TRACKS)Diana Center Classrooms

Beware the Ides of March: Rome 44 BCEConfucianism and the Succession of the Wanli Emperor, 1587Defining a Nation: India on the Eve of Independence, 1945Patriots, Loyalists, and Revolution in New York City, 1775-76Chapter-Length STEM Games: “Chemistry at Karlsruhe, 1860” and “Climate Change in Copenhagen, 2009”Stages of Power: Marlowe and Shakespeare, 1592

12:30 – 2:00 LUNCH PLENARY Event Oval, Lower Level Diana Center

Learning Through “Bad Play,” or Why Plato, Dewey, Piaget, Erikson and All the Rest Got It Wrong Speaker: Mark C. Carnes, Barnard College Mark Carnes, who in 1996 came up with the kernel of the idea that grew into “Reacting to the Past,” briefly outlines the central argument of his forthcoming book, Minds on Fire: How Role-Immersion Games Transform College (Harvard University Press, September, 2014). He argues that the current concern over student reten-tion and disengagement has been around for centuries. There is no “Golden Age” of undergraduate learning in America. Most college students, Carnes contends, have long been absorbed in competitive social networks (fraternities, collegiate athletics, Worlds of Warcraft)--what he calls “subversive play worlds.” “Reacting to the Past” appropriates the motivational power of students’ customary play and harnesses it to academic pursuits. The success of this approach raises the question: “If Reacting is such a good idea, why does it seem so wrong-headed?” The answer, Carnes maintains, is that the most important pedagogical reformers—ranging from Plato and Rousseau to Dewey, Piaget, and Erikson--have denounced the motivational elements of Reacting--”make believe,” competition, absurdity—as “bad” forms of play, tolerable among children but un-suited to young adults. This exclusion of role-immersion games has deprived higher education of a pedagogical tool that promises to revitalize the college classroom. Conventional and Reacting pedagogies, though nearly antithetical, are mutually supportive.

2:00 – 3:30 GAME SESSION 1 (IN TRACKS) Diana Center Classrooms

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3:30 – 4:00 COFFEE BREAK AND CAUCUS Student Dining Room, 2nd Fl. Diana Center



SUNDAY, JUNE 8

8:15 – 9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Student Dining Room, 2nd Fl. Diana Center

9:00 – 10:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS Diana Center Classrooms

Teaching Your First Reacting ClassSession Presenters: Tony Crider, Elon University; B. Kamran Swanson, Harold Washington College This roundtable will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss questions and concerns about teach-ing Reacting for the first time. The session will be run by two veteran instructors who are also members of the Reacting Consortium Board. (Recommended for newcomers to RTTP.)

Our Colleagues As Students: Organizing RTTP Workshops, Conferences, and Micro-Games on Our CampusesSession Presenters: Shoshana Brassfield, Frostburg State University; Gretchen Galbraith, Grand Valley State University; Mark Higbee, Eastern Michigan University; Paula Lazrus, St. John’s University; Alisa Rosenthal, Gustavus College This roundtable will explore how to organize a successful RTTP micro-game or workshop game on campus, as well as the micro-game format for academic conferences. We will highlight what “Reacting Central” can do to help such efforts and how to build on the momentum of a successful session after the game is over. We will have plenty of time to hear of the experiences, expertise, and questions of the audience.

RTTP and Social NetworkingSession Presenters: Ann Engar and Jeff Webb, University of Utah This session will very briefly introduce attendees to social network analysis and social capital theory as, respectively, a set of tools and a theoretical perspective for understanding the formation of classroom com-munity during RTTP games. We will then work collaboratively to explore the process of community formation within classrooms by looking at social network graphs from several RTTP games and asking questions about tie formation (differences in acquaintance ties vs. friendship ties), the emergence of leaders, student isolation, clique formation, and factional influences on clique formation.



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DIRECTIONS TO BARNARDBarnard College is located at 3009 Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan between 116th and 120th Streets. A map of the Morningside Heights campus is provided on the back cover of this booklet. Further information on traveling to Barnard can be found on our Web site, http://www.barnard.edu/visitors.

BY CAR

Driving Directions:• From the Henry Hudson Parkway (West Side Highway): Take the 96th Street exit (either from the north or south). Go two

blocks east to Broadway.Take a left turn uptown to Barnard’s main gate at 117th Street.• To reach the Henry Hudson Parkway from the North: Take the New York Thruway (Route 87) or New England Thruway

(I-95) to the Cross Bronx Expressway toward the George Washington Bridge. Bear right as you approach the bridge and take the exit for Henry Hudson Parkway south.

• From the East: Take the Grand Central Parkway or Long Island Expressway west to the Cross Island Parkway north. Cross over the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway toward the George Washington Bridge. Exit onto the Henry Hudson Parkway south.

• From the South and West: Take the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) north or 1-80 east to the George Washington Bridge. Exit the bridge onto the Henry Hudson Parkway south.

Parking: Please note that limited street parking is available on Riverside Drive, Claremont Avenue and W. 120th Street. There are also several parking garages within walking distance of Barnard that have reasonable rates:

• Riverside Church Garage (W. 120th Street between Riverside Drive & Claremont Avenue / 212.870.6736• Morningside Garage (3100 Broadway at LaSalle/W. 124th Street / 212.864.9877

BY SUBWAY AND BUS

Check the MTA site for maps and fare information (http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/subway/index.html).

Subway entrance requires a Metrocard, which can be purchased at every station. • From the No. 1 Line: In Manhattan, the Broadway local No. 1 subway stops at 116th St and Broadway (Columbia Univer-

sity stop).• From the No. 2 or No. 3 express trains: Transfer to the local No. 1 at 96th Street.• From the No. 7, N or R lines: Transfer to the 1 local train at Times Square/42nd Street.• From the A, B, C, or D lines: Transfer to the 1 train at 59th Street.•

Buses take exact change or MetroCards. Four bus lines stop near campus:• The Madison Avenue M4 bus and the Broadway M104 bus: Stops at Broadway and 116th, 118th, 120th Streets.• The Sixth Avenue M5 bus: Stops at Riverside Drive and 119th Street.• The Amsterdam Avenue M11 bus: Stops at Amsterdam and 118th Street.

BY TRAIN

Amtrak and MetroNorth trains arrive at Grand Central Station (Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street). New Jersey Transit and Long Island Rail Road trains arrive at Pennsylvania Station (7th Avenue and 34th Street). We recommend that you take a taxi from the train or bus stations if you are coming to Barnard for the first time. (Uptown subways are also available at each station.)

BY AIR

New York City is served by three major airports, LaGuardia, JFK and Newark, and several small regional airports.• From LaGuardia Airport: The M60 Bus runs from LaGuardia Airport to Broadway, with stops at W. 119th Street and W.

116th Street (near main gates of campus). Ask the bus driver to tell you when you reach this stop.• From Newark Airport: AirTrain connects Newark Airport to NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak. New Jersey Transit buses leave

from Newark Airport and arrive at Port Authority every 15 minutes. Take a taxi or subway from there.• From John F. Kennedy Airport: The AirTrain travels from the airport to Sutphin Boulevard / Jamaica station. From there

you can either transfer directly to the subway via the E line traveling to the 42nd street subway station, or take the Long Island Rail Road into Penn Station.

CHECK-IN PROCEDURES

Guest accommodations on campus will be located in the Sulzberger Hall residence (W. 117th Street and Broadway, through the main Barnard gates).

Guest rooms will be available beginning Wednesday, June 4 at 4:00 PM. Student staff will be in the Sulzberger Hall lobby on Wednesday evening to help participants check in. After that time, room keys will be available from the 24-hour desk attendant in the Sulzberger Hall lobby.

CHECK-OUT TIMES

Thursday, June 5: Check out by 7:00 PM Friday, June 6: Check out by 7:00 PM Saturday, June 7: Check out by 7:00 PM Sunday, June 8: Check out by 7:00 PM Monday, June 9: Check out by 10:00 AM

Please note that all guest rooms must be cleared by 10:00 AM on Monday so that our Facilities staff can prepare the rooms for another group reservation. We appreciate your cooperation.

AMENITIES

Every effort will be made to make your stay a pleasant one, but please note that bedrooms are functional and do not include private bathrooms. Sheets, a blanket, a pillow, and a towel will be provided. The rooms are air-conditioned. Bathrooms in the cor-ridor feature shower stalls only; no bath tubs are available.

Telephone Service: There is no direct telephone service to the residence halls. In the event of an emergency, you may be reached through the Barnard Security Office at 212.854.3362.

Computer Access: Guests will have 24-hour access to computer kiosks in Sulzberger Hall lobby. Kiosks provide access to the internet and to email, however, printing, Microsoft Office, and CD usage is unavailable on these computers.

Printer Access: Guests will also be able to access a computer lab near the Diana Center with printing capabilities from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily. Further information will be provided at check-in. Connecting to the Wireless Network: Guests with laptops can access the Internet from Sulzberger Hall, the Diana Center, and most locations on campus by connecting to the wireless network called “Barnard Guest.” No special configuration or authentica-tion is required. Additional information about configuring your laptop will be provided at check-in.

Library and Exercise Facilities: All guests will have visitor access to the Columbia Libraries during their stay. Those who request-ed a guest pass for the Dodge Fitness Center at Columbia University will be provided a pass at check-in.

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GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS

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NYC VISITOR INFORMATIONHopStop New Yorkhttp://www.hopstop.com/?city=newyorkHopStop provides subway and bus directions for New York City (NYC), as well as Subway and Bus maps for Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island.

The New York Times City Guidehttp://www.nytimes.com/nycguideNYTimes.com offers the full contents of the day's New York Times amd a comprehensive online NYC Guide.

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REACTING CONSORTIUM

Barnard College3009 BroadwayNew York, NY 10027212.851.2112http://[email protected]

Maddie Provo, Membership and Outreach Coordinator, Reacting to the PastOffice: 212.851.2112Mobile: [email protected]

Dana Johnson, Manager of Academic Programs and Faculty Support, Office of the ProvostOffice: 212.854.6627 Mobile: 917.426.4306E-mail: [email protected]

Susan Campbell, Program Assistant Office: 212.854.3577E-mail: [email protected]

Barnard College General Information212.854.5262

Barnard College Safety and Security212.854.3362

CONTACT INFORMATION

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