FETC 2008 Pits Educators in Competitive Videogame Tournament

I was honored to be invited to apply for press credentials to cover FETC in Orlando later this month by Todd Schimpf at PR firm RB Oppenheim Associates. FETC is one of the three biggest and most important ed tech conferences, along with NECC (national) and TCEA (Texas). I’ve noted previously the sessions on academic gaming that will be covered this year. I was also intrigued to note in the latest press release the following:

One of the most anticipated components of FETC 2008 is the Tabula Digita Multiplayer Educational Video Game Tournament, which will give educators the chance to step into the roles of today’s Generation.NET students as they compete head-to-head for valuable prizes. By using their algebra skills in a video game format, educators will advance through qualifying rounds to the final championship match on Friday, Jan. 25.

This seems an interesting way to introduce teachers to math drills via videogames. We’ll see how it works out.