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SUMMARY:Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025: Games\, Conflict\, and Education
DESCRIPTION:Erasmus+ ROCKET is co-organizing a seminar for educators\, practitioner\, and researchers in Visby\, Sweden on June 12-13\, 2025! \nThe Transformative Play Initiative at Uppsala University’s Department of Game Design is co-hosting a two-day seminar on Games\, Conflict\, and Education directly following the Gotland Game Conference (GGC) in Visby\, Sweden together with the Erasmus+ ROCKET consortium. \nThe seminar invites educators\, researchers\, and design practitioners to present work related to conflicts within games\, their associated communities\, and/or game-based learning environments. Such conflicts can be central to the game\, e.g.\, in the setting\, mechanics\, or themes. Alternatively\, presenters can focus on conflicts arising within these leisure and educational environments\, e.g.\, due to issues related to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. While critical work is welcome\, a special interest is placed on games that aim to practice prosocial skills aimed to increase peace and justice through analog role-playing games or other formats\, e.g. resolution\, or transformation. \n  \nFor more information\, click here: https://tinyurl.com/3uxywbxy\nTo RSVP on Facebook\, click here: https://tinyurl.com/5a6e7e4p \nThe seminar will be hybrid\, meaning attendance is possible online and in-person at Campus Gotland in Visby. Presentations will be streamed through Zoom\, recorded and uploaded both to our archive and our YouTube for posterity.  \nPlease register here: https://forms.office.com/e/KADM0bGg2N \n\n* * * \nKeynote Speakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst keynoter is David J. Smith! He will speak about “Lessons Learned in Experiential Education for Humanitarian Action: How Simulation Can Foster Professional Pathways.”\n\nDavid will share his experiences over 20 years in developing and offering experiential learning opportunities to advance peacebuilding and humanitarian education. He will share the work of the Forage Center\, teaching at the Carter School\, and look at the future of experiential and simulation-based learning. He will address the challenges of teaching skills needed for “in person” activities and professional pursuits in a training world that is increasingly virtual. \n\nDavid J. Smith is the president of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education\, a U.S. based NGO that offers experiential based training for high school\, college\, and university students. He is adjunct faculty at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University and sits on the board of the humanitarian action master’s degree program at the Joan B. Kroc School at the University of San Diego. He has written three books including Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (IAP 2016) and served at the U.S. Institute of Peace as a senior program manager. \n\n\n— \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond keynoter is Shirin Catterson Khosropour! She will speak to us about “Conflict\, Play\, and Psychology.”\n\nThe transformative power of play is well documented with more than a century of research. Play can not only fulfill our universal human need for fun but also support learning. But play’s potential for adult education remains underdeveloped and not fully utilized. Topics related to peace and conflict studies are particularly well suited for role-playing games. What if a wide range of educators and game designers could be empowered to create games that challenge players to develop their social-emotional skills in a safe environment? Games that help players better understand themselves\, feel more in control of their emotional and behavioral responses in moments of conflict\, and give them skills to face their cognitive biases. This keynote explores the intersections of identity framing\, culture\, and play from a psychological lens\, drawing on Khosropour’s extensive experiences teaching conflict transformation in workshops and college classrooms. \n\n\nShirin holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. She is professor of psychology at Austin Community College and is founder and director of the Center for Peace & Conflict Studies. Shirin has earned certificates in Global Conflict Analysis\, International Humanitarian Law\, and International Conflict Management from the Johns Hopkins Bologna Institute for Peace & Security. In 2012\, the American Red Cross appointed her an International Humanitarian Law Teaching Fellow. She has been awarded several teaching and leadership awards and has developed new programs in Global Studies and African Diaspora Studies for the college. An educational psychologist\, Shirin’s work focuses on peace and conflict in cross-cultural contexts. A former community college student herself\, Shirin strives to expand the reach of peace and conflict education in higher education. \n\n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\n\n\nThird keynote speaker is Mikhail Silvestro Sustersic! Mikhail will speak to us about “Larp in Peacebuilding Work.”\n\n\n\nIn a world increasingly overshadowed by conflict\, the pursuit of peace has never been more urgent. Peacebuilding is a sensitive field\, which requires innovative\, inclusive\, and forward-thinking strategies to address complex global challenges and the root causes of violence and injustice. One promising approach might be live-action role-play (larp). By showcasing experience in larp design and peacebuilding\, Mikhail Silvestro Sustersic will reflect on how larps can tackle critical issues like structural and cultural violence\, nuclear disarmament\, climate justice\, and gender equality. Participants can in this way get first-hand experiences of ethical and practical dilemmas in peace and security and make more informed decisions today\, collaboratively forging pathways to lasting global peace. \n\n\n\nMikhail Silvestro Sustersic is a peacebuilding expert with a transdisciplinary background and a holistic approach to the complexities of our world. With expertise in peace and security\, conflict management\, human rights\, gender equality and more\, Mikhail is dedicated to fostering inclusivity\, equality and meaningful dialogue and passionate about preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE)\, transitional justice and supranational criminology. He is currently the Director of the Agency for Peacebuilding\, an organisation bridging the gap between research and practice in peace and security. Monitoring\, evaluation and learning (MEL) expert\, trainer\, facilitator and researcher\, Mikhail has made successful contributions to impactful projects for actors such as the UN\, OSCE\, Council of Europe\, and civil society organizations including Search for Common Ground\, USIP\, UNOY\, Kofi Annan Foundation\, and GCERF. But Mikhail’s vision goes beyond conventional approaches. As a larp and experience designer with the association Chaos League\, he creates immersive events for personal and social transformation\, challenging participants to think differently and trying to inspire change. \n\n\n\n\n\n* * *\nThe seminar is an Erasmus+ ROCKET project Outreach Event and is co-organized with members of Uppsala’s Political Science and Peace & Conflict Studies departments. ROCKET is a Cooperation Partnership between Göttingen\, Uppsala\, and Groningen University in the ENLIGHT network on the use of conflict transformation through role-playing in Critical Virtual Exchange for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in EU universities. \nLearn more about the Games & Society Lab: https://www.uu.se/…/game…/research/games–society-lab\nLearn more about Gotland Game Conference: https://gotlandgameconference.com/2024/\nLearn more about the Transformative Play Initiative: https://www.uu.se/…/rese…/transformative-play-initiative
URL:https://rocket-erasmus.eu/event/transformative-play-initiative-seminar-2025-games-conflict-and-education/
LOCATION:Uppsala University’s Department of Game Design\, Visby\, Sweden
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SUMMARY:ROCKET Teacher Training: Advancing DEI through Critical Virtual Exchange\, Role-Playing Games\, and Conflict Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Are you a teacher in a university? Do you want to learn more about effective ways to address conflict\, including issues related to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI)? Are you interested in experiential learning methods for practicing socio-emotional skills? Consider joining our online training! \nThe Erasmus+ ROCKET project is holding an international online training in the Fall connecting topics related to DEI to skill building in conflict transformation. This training will take place in a Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE): an innovative format that includes asynchronous discussions with video conferencing sessions. \nThis teacher training will be open to members from the ENLIGHT network: \nROCKET Teacher Training\nIn this more extensive training\, educators from different ENLIGHT universities are invited to come together to learn how to address issues of DEI and train skills in conflict transformation in your curriculum design. This training will also introduce best practices in Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE)\, using the training itself as a model. The training will be held in English. \nIf you attend the training\, you will collaborate with other educators to plan activities related to your course content and experience role-playing methods in an embodied fashion. You will learn to recognise conflict styles as key drivers in everyday interactions and gain tools on how to make your classroom more inclusive. \nIn this training\, you will learn to: \n\nIdentify underlying positions\, interests\, feelings\, and needs in conflict\nPractice different conflict styles through short role-playing scenarios\nDiscuss intersectional factors related to DEI in the university context\nMap the support resources available at your institution\nRecognize the value of critical virtual exchange in fostering (inter-)disciplinary and transversal competencies relevant to your courses\nIdentify design features of transformative role-playing games\n\n  \nTime commitment: \nWe have two options for the teacher training. All learners will take the mandatory core modules\, with the option at the end to take the extension modules. \n  \nCore modules (mandatory): \n\nDate range: Sep. 15 – Oct. 10\n16 hours spread over 4 weeks\n\n8 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\n4 synchronous video conferencing sessions (5 hrs 30 min):\n\nSept 17 (10-11)\, Sept 26 (10-11:30)\, Oct 2 (14-16)\, Oct 10 (10-11). All times in CEST.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nExtension modules (optional): \n\nDate range: Oct. 13 – Nov. 14\n24 hours total spread over 5 weeks\nOption to take some or all modules\nIf you take all modules\, 1 week / 40 hours total of training including the core\, spread out over time\n\nMaximum 9 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\nMaximum 4 synchronous video conferencing sessions (4 hrs 45 min): Oct 23 (10-12)\, Oct 30 (10-10:45)\, group meeting week of Nov 12 (based on your schedule)\, Nov 14 (10–11). All times in CEST.\n\n\n\n  \nIn the extension modules\, you can learn to: \n\nDeepen your understanding of CVE and jointly work on a concrete scenario for future collaboration with a partner\nDiscuss educational applications of RPGs\nDesign and facilitate transformative role-playing games for conflict transformation\nAddress issues related to conflict and worldview\, cognitive dissonance\, and perception checking\nExplore intersectional aspects of DEI from your own experience\n\n  \nJoin our teacher training if you would like to explore new avenues of international collaboration with educators from other universities in the ENLIGHT network! \nIf you are unable to attend one or more of the synchronous sessions\, please sign up anyway and indicate those dates on the form. \n  \n\n! Registration deadline extended until September 7\, 2025 !  \n\nPlease register here: \n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n Your Institution\n \n \n I will not be able to attend the following sessions:\nSept 17 (10-11)Sept 26 (10-11:30)Oct 2 (14-16)Oct 10 (10-11)\n \n Your Questions or comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n  \nBy submitting this form\, you confirm that you have read and accept the Privacy Policy of the University of Göttingen (ROCKET’s coordinating institution). \n  \nPlease be aware that places are limited and selection will refer to a “first come first serve” principle per partner university. \nYou will choose whether or not to take extensions at the end of the Core. If you participated in the pilot training in early 2025 already\, you are eligible to sign up for the extension directly. Please let us know at rocket@uni-goettingen.de. \nYou will receive a digital badge or a digital certificate from one of our universities for successful completion. \n* * * \nIf you have any questions about the course or need information on the accessibility of the online learning environment\, materials or digital tools used during the training\, please contact rocket@uni-goettingen.de. \nROCKET is an innovative project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships program with partners from Göttingen\, Uppsala\, and Groningen universities. The project develops a working concept for Critical Virtual Exchange which implements role-playing games for conflict transformation. These novel modes of online interaction can aid participants to take on new perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of issues relating to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI).
URL:https://rocket-erasmus.eu/event/rocket-teacher-training/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251122
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SUMMARY:ROCKET Admin Staff Training: Advancing DEI through Critical Virtual Exchange\, Role-Playing Games\, and Conflict Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Are you an admin staff in a university? Do you want to learn more about effective ways to address conflict\, including issues related to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI)? Are you interested in experiential learning methods for practicing socio-emotional skills? Consider joining one of our online trainings! \nThe Erasmus+ ROCKET project is holding an international online training in the fall connecting topics related to DEI to skill building in conflict transformation. This training will take place in a Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE): an innovative format that includes asynchronous discussions with video conferencing sessions. \n  \nThis admin staff training will be open to members from the ENLIGHT network: \nROCKET Admin Staff Training\nThis training is intended for university employees who work with students\, teachers\, and other staff members in an administrative capacity. We are especially interested in employees in services related to human resources\, accessibility\, and student health\, but anyone working for an ENLIGHT university is welcome. The training will be held in English. \nIn this training\, you will learn to: \n\nIdentify underlying positions\, interests\, feelings\, and needs in conflict\nPractice different conflict styles through short role-playing scenarios\nDiscuss intersectional factors related to DEI in the university context\nMap the support resources available at your institution\n\nTime commitment:  \n\nDate range: Oct. 13 – Nov. 21\n10 hours total spread over 6 weeks\n\n4 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\n4 synchronous video conferencing sessions on Zoom\n\nOct 14 (12-13)\, Oct 28 (13-15)\, Nov 11 (13-15)\, Nov 18 (13-14). All times in CEST.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis training is ideal if you want to learn the basics of conflict transformation and DEI while connecting with admin staff in other universities. You will receive a digital badge or a digital certificate from one of our universities for successful completion. Please be aware that places are limited and selection will refer to a “first come first serve” principle per partner university. \nIf you are unable to attend one or more of the synchronous sessions\, please sign up anyway and indicate those dates on the form. \n\nRegistration deadline: September 29\n\nPlease register here: \n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n Your Institution\n \n \n I will not be able to attend the following sessions:\nOct 14 (12-13)Oct 28 (13-15)Nov 11 (13-15)Nov 18 (13-14)\n \n Your Questions or comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n  \nBy submitting this form\, you confirm that you have read and accept the Privacy Policy of the University of Göttingen (ROCKET’s coordinating institution). \n  \n* * * \nIf you have any questions about the course or need information on the accessibility of the online learning environment\, materials or digital tools used during the training\, please contact rocket@uni-goettingen.de. \nROCKET is an innovative project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships program with partners from Göttingen\, Uppsala\, and Groningen universities. The project develops a working concept for Critical Virtual Exchange which implements role-playing games for conflict transformation. These novel modes of online interaction can aid participants to take on new perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of issues relating to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI). \n\n 
URL:https://rocket-erasmus.eu/event/rocket-admin-staff-training/
LOCATION:online
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SUMMARY:2 Teacher Trainings in Spring 2026: Advancing DEI through Critical Virtual Exchange\, Role-Playing Games\, and Conflict Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Are you a teacher in a university? Do you want to learn more about effective ways to address conflict\, including issues related to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI)? Are you interested in experiential learning methods for practicing socio-emotional skills? Consider joining our online training! \nThe Erasmus+ ROCKET project is holding an international online training in the Spring connecting topics related to DEI to skill building in conflict transformation. This training will take place in a Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE): an innovative format that includes asynchronous discussions with video conferencing sessions. \nThis teacher training will be open to members from the ENLIGHT network: \n  \nROCKET Teacher Training\nIn this more extensive training\, educators from different ENLIGHT universities are invited to come together to learn how to address issues of DEI and train skills in conflict transformation in your curriculum design. This training will also introduce best practices in Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE)\, using the training itself as a model. The training will be held in English. \nIf you attend the training\, you will collaborate with other educators to plan activities related to your course content and experience role-playing methods in an embodied fashion. You will learn to recognise conflict styles as key drivers in everyday interactions and gain tools on how to make your classroom more inclusive. \nIn this training\, you will learn to: \n\nIdentify underlying positions\, interests\, feelings\, and needs in conflict\nPractice different conflict styles through short role-playing scenarios\nDiscuss intersectional factors related to DEI in the university context\nMap the support resources available at your institution\nRecognize the value of critical virtual exchange in fostering (inter-)disciplinary and transversal competencies relevant to your courses\nIdentify design features of transformative role-playing games\n\n  \nTime commitment: \nWe have two options (iteration 1 or 2) for the teacher training. All learners will take the mandatory core modules\, with the option at the end to take the extension modules. \n  \nIteration 1 core modules (mandatory):\n\nDate range: Jan. 12 – Feb. 06\n16 hours spread over 4 weeks\n\n5 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\n4 synchronous video conferencing sessions (5 hrs 30 min):\nJan 14 (10-11:00); Jan 23 (10-11:30); Jan 30 (14-16:00); Feb 6 (10-11:00). All times in CET.\n\n\n\nIteration 1 extension modules (optional): \n\nDate range: Feb. 09 – March 13\n24 hours total spread over 5 weeks\nOption to take some or all modules\nIf you take all modules\, 1 week / 40 hours total of training including the core\, spread out over time\n\nMaximum 9 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\nMaximum 4 synchronous video conferencing sessions (4 hrs 45 min):  Feb. 19 (10-12:00); Feb. 27 (10-10:45); group meeting week of Mar. 09 (based on your schedule); Mar. 13 (10-11.00). All times in CET.\n\n\n\n  \nIteration 2 core modules (mandatory):\n\nDate range: Mar. 30 – Apr. 24\n16 hours spread over 4 weeks\n\n8 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\n4 synchronous video conferencing sessions (5 hrs 30 min):\nApr. 01 (10-11:00); Apr. 10 (10-11:30); Apr. 17 (14-16:00); Apr. 24 (10:00-11:00). All times in CEST.\n\n\n\nIteration 2 extension modules (optional): \n\nDate range: Apr. 27 – May 29\n24 hours total spread over 5 weeks\nOption to take some or all modules\nIf you take all modules\, 1 week / 40 hours total of training including the core\, spread out over time\n\nMaximum 9 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\nMaximum 4 synchronous video conferencing sessions (4 hrs 45 min): May 08 (10-12:00); May 18 (10-10:45); group meeting week of May 25 (based on your schedule); May 29 (10-11:00). All times in CEST.\n\n\n\n  \nIn the extension modules\, you can learn to: \n\nDeepen your understanding of CVE and jointly work on a concrete scenario for future collaboration with a partner\nDiscuss educational applications of RPGs\nDesign and facilitate transformative role-playing games for conflict transformation\nAddress issues related to conflict and worldview\, cognitive dissonance\, and perception checking\nExplore intersectional aspects of DEI from your own experience\n\n  \nJoin our teacher training if you would like to explore new avenues of international collaboration with educators from other universities in the ENLIGHT network! \nIf you are unable to attend one or more of the synchronous sessions\, please sign up anyway and indicate those dates on the form. \n\nRegistration for participation\n! Registration deadline for It. 1 is December 1st\, 2025  – Registration deadline for It. 2 is February 1st\, 2026!  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n Your Institution\n \n \n I want to attend the following iteration core module:\nIteration 1 (Jan. 12 - Feb. 06)Iteration 2 (Mar. 30 - Apr. 24)\n \n I will NOT be able to attend the following sessions (all times in CEST):\nIteration 1:\nJan 14 (10-11)Jan 23 (10-11:30)Jan 30 (14-16)Feb 06 (10-11)\n \n Iteration 2:\nApr 01 (10-11)Apr 10 (10-11:30)Apr 17 (14-16)Apr 24 (10-11)\n \n Your Questions or comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nBy submitting this form\, you confirm that you have read and accept the Privacy Policy of the University of Göttingen (ROCKET’s coordinating institution). \n  \nPlease be aware that places are limited and selection will refer to a “first come first serve” principle per partner university. \nYou will choose whether or not to take extensions at the end of the Core. If you participated in the pilot training in early 2025 already\, you are eligible to sign up for the extension directly. Please let us know at rocket@uni-goettingen.de. \nYou will receive a digital badge or a digital certificate from one of our universities for successful completion. \n* * * \nIf you have any questions about the course or need information on the accessibility of the online learning environment\, materials or digital tools used during the training\, please contact rocket@uni-goettingen.de. \nROCKET is an innovative project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships program with partners from Göttingen\, Uppsala\, and Groningen universities. The project develops a working concept for Critical Virtual Exchange which implements role-playing games for conflict transformation. These novel modes of online interaction can aid participants to take on new perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of issues relating to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI).
URL:https://rocket-erasmus.eu/event/training-for-teachers-in-spring-2026/
LOCATION:Online synchronous and asynchronous sessions in the ROCKET training environment
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260209
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DTSTAMP:20260415T092936
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SUMMARY:Admin Staff Training in Spring 2026: Advancing DEI through Critical Virtual Exchange\, Role-Playing Games\, and Conflict Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Are you an admin staff in a university? Do you want to learn more about effective ways to address conflict\, including issues related to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI)? Are you interested in experiential learning methods for practicing socio-emotional skills? Consider joining one of our online trainings! \nThe Erasmus+ ROCKET project is holding an international online training in the spring connecting topics related to DEI to skill building in conflict transformation. This training will take place in a Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE): an innovative format that includes asynchronous discussions with video conferencing sessions. \nThis admin staff training will be open to members from the ENLIGHT network: \n  \nROCKET Admin Staff Training\nThis training is intended for university employees who work with students\, teachers\, and other staff members in an administrative capacity. We are especially interested in employees in services related to human resources\, accessibility\, and student health\, but anyone working for an ENLIGHT university is welcome. The training will be held in English. \nIn this training\, you will learn to: \n\nIdentify underlying positions\, interests\, feelings\, and needs in conflict\nPractice different conflict styles through short role-playing scenarios\nDiscuss intersectional factors related to DEI in the university context\nMap the support resources available at your institution\n\nTime commitment:  \n\nDate range: Feb. 09 – Mar. 20\n10 hours total spread over 6 weeks\n\n4 asynchronous written discussions or journal entries\n4 synchronous video conferencing sessions on Zoom\n\nFeb 13 (13-14)\, Feb 27 (13-15)\, Mar 13 (13-15)\, Mar 20 (13-15). All times in CET.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis training is ideal if you want to learn the basics of conflict transformation and DEI while connecting with admin staff in other universities. You will receive a digital badge or a digital certificate from one of our universities for successful completion. Please be aware that places are limited and selection will refer to a “first come first serve” principle per partner university. \nIf you are unable to attend one or more of the synchronous sessions\, please sign up anyway and indicate those dates on the form. \n\nRegistration for participation\n\nRegistration deadline is December 1st\, 2025!\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name\n \n \n Your email\n \n \n Your Institution\n \n \n I will NOT be able to attend the following sessions (all times in CEST):\nFeb 13 (13-14)Feb 27 (13-15)Mar 13 (13-15)Mar 20 (13-15)\n \n Your Questions or comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nBy submitting this form\, you confirm that you have read and accept the Privacy Policy of the University of Göttingen (ROCKET’s coordinating institution). \n  \n* * * \nIf you have any questions about the course or need information on the accessibility of the online learning environment\, materials or digital tools used during the training\, please contact rocket@uni-goettingen.de. \nROCKET is an innovative project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships program with partners from Göttingen\, Uppsala\, and Groningen universities. The project develops a working concept for Critical Virtual Exchange which implements role-playing games for conflict transformation. These novel modes of online interaction can aid participants to take on new perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of issues relating to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI).
URL:https://rocket-erasmus.eu/event/admin-staff-training-in-spring-2026/
LOCATION:Online synchronous and asynchronous sessions in the ROCKET training environment
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260507
DTSTAMP:20260415T092936
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SUMMARY:ROCKET Outreach Conference #3
DESCRIPTION:Inter/Faces: Experiences with Interculturality and Diversity around Critical Virtual Exchange\nHow can we account for diversity in higher education and promote equal opportunities? How can we adapt to a teaching context which not only becomes increasingly intercultural\, but has also moved from the analog into the digital realm in recent years? And how can we navigate the conflicts that arise\, learn about ourselves\, and foster the wellbeing of students\, lecturers\, and administrative staff alike? \n\nRegistration\nYou are a teacher\, admin staff or student (master/phd) at a university and interested to participate in the ROCKET Outreach Conference at the University of Göttingen? Please fill in the following form: \nPlease register here\nBy submitting this form\, you confirm that you have read and accept the Privacy Policy of the University of Göttingen (ROCKET’s coordinating institution). \n\nOutreach Event Programme\nThe main language of the conference will be English. Scholars of all levels of qualification are holding 20-minute presentations (see below). The conference will further include a student panel featuring a discussion as well as sessions\, workshops\, and future open educational resources. \n \nKeynotes\nProf. Dr. Carolyn Blume (PH Heidelberg) – “The Capability to Launch: Power\, Identity\, and Inclusion in Digital Spaces” \nProf. Dr. Mathilde Niehaus (Cologne University) – “From Invisible to Influential: Empowering Staff and Students with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities in Universities” \nProf. Dr. Debbie Ging (Dublin City University) – “Game Changers?: Reflections on designing scenario-led interventions on masculinity\, gender-based violence and the manosphere” \nPresentations in the Sessions\nSession I: Inclusion\, Intercultural Understanding\, and Critical Virtual Exchange\n\nBuilding intercultural competence through educational role-playing games (Schreiber)\nCracking the Culture Code: Cultivating Intercultural Competence to Transform Diversity into Team Strength (Granson)\nGoing beyond “Did the Zoom Work?”: Measuring\, evaluation and learning from DEI Impact in Critical Virtual Exchange (Berkowitz)\nBridging Cultures in Hybrid Spaces: Lessons from Virtual Exchange and Seasonal Schools in Intercultural Learning (Topuz)\n\nSession II: (Neuro)Diversity and Roleplaying Games\n\nLearning Neurodiversity and Cognitive Alterity by Doing: A Game-Based Pedagogy for Developing Cognitive Empathy (Rebecchi)\nTeleneuro: Results and Findings from a Neurodivergent TTRPG Design Workshop (Femia)\nBetween Storytelling and Discrimination: Using Clichés and Stereotypes in Tabletop Roleplaying Game and Live Action Roleplay Design (Falkenhagen)\n\nSession III: On Gender Equity and Becoming a Researcher\n\nThe Sexist Journalism Observatory as an Interface for DEI: Critical Virtual Exchange and Role-Play in Journalism Education (Taboada-Castell and Merchan-Mota)\nTwo Cultures\, One Problem? Gender-Specific Barriers for Early Career Researchers in the Natural Sciences and the Humanities (Övermann and Fulda)\nBecoming a Researcher? Designing a Meaningful Career Within and Beyond Academia (Maut)\n\n  \nThe presentations address one of the project areas and place a strong focus on Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion. We are interested in various kinds of inter/faces; a term which we take to extend to intercultural exchange\, diversity\, digital teaching formats and how they can connect participants across the globe. We also apply this term to conflict transformation and role-playing games\, which allow us to interact playfully by putting on a different face. Topics include\, but are not limited to: \n\nState-of-the-art approaches to promoting Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Higher Education\, from a research\, teaching\, or administrative perspective \nIntercultural exchange and learning experiences in a physical and/or digital setting \nImplementing inclusive and equitable teaching in Critical Virtual Exchange \nRole-Playing Games in Relation to Critical Virtual Exchange and/or DEI \nPerspectives on Diversity and Conflict Transformation \n\nThere is no participation fee. We offer a 300€ travel subsidiary to all speakers.  To (non-speaker) administrative staff who are interested in attending\, we recommend checking with your local International Office about the possibility of Erasmus+ staff mobility funding in this context. The event will take place on-site in Göttingen. The conference rooms are accessible via elevator. In case of questions\, please contact rocket@uni-goettingen.de. Since places are limited\, earlier registrations may be prioritized.  \n\nThe project ROCKET (“Role-Playing Games on Conflict Transformation for Equity in Higher Education through Virtual Exchange”) began in 2024. The project’s main objective is to develop a blueprint for Critical Virtual Exchange (cf. Hauck)\, which integrates interpersonal and conflict transformation skills as well as the innovative teaching format of online role-playing games\, in order to deepen intercultural understanding and appreciation of diversity in higher education. Initiated in the ENLIGHT network and conceived by the universities of Göttingen\, Groningen\, and Uppsala\, ROCKET is a cooperation partnership funded by Erasmus+. Accordingly\, it combines areas of expertise from all three institutions and thereby addresses matters of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (Göttingen)\, Critical Virtual Exchange (Groningen)\, and Role-Playing Games and Conflict Transformation (Uppsala). \nReference: Hauck\, Mirjam: From Virtual Exchange to Critical Virtual Exchange and Critical Internationalization at Home (2023-07-03). The Global Impact Exchange\, 2023 (Spring). 9-12.
URL:https://rocket-erasmus.eu/event/rocket-outreach-conference/
LOCATION:Private: Sternwarte Göttingen\, Geismar Landstraße 11\, Göttingen\, 37083\, Germany
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