{"product_id":"the-worldbuilding-workshop-teaching-critical-thinking-and-empathy-through-world-modeling-simulation-and-play-paperback","title":"The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrent Hergenrader\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Slota\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBryan Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA research-based instructional approach that cultivates critical thinking, empathy, and inquiry through collaborative environmental and societal modeling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Worldbuilding Workshop, \u003c\/i\u003e Trent Hergenrader and Stephen Slota explore collaborative worldbuilding as an educational tool for deconstructing and analyzing the planet's most urgent, relevant, and mind-boggling questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir process unfolds across six stages configured to promote learner reflection on governmental, economic, social, and cultural forces. They look at how different people experience these forces under different socioeconomic and sociocultural conditions and what each of us can do to effectuate change in our shared reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book details the relationship between worldbuilding and contemporary learning theories; methods by which instructors and learners can co-develop accurate representations of various worlds; and how simulation and role-play activities can be applied to support learner discovery and creativity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrent Hergenrader is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Worldbuilding and Storytelling at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. He is best known for \u003ci\u003eCollaborative Worldbuilding for Writers and Gamers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Slota is a leading educational technologist, learning theorist, and interactive storyteller. They have directed numerous digital education and instructional design projects on behalf of CVS Health, Arizona State University, the University of Connecticut, Intel Corporation, and Pfizer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.31 x 7.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44204103598215,"sku":"9780262553339","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5TC_BQuan49780262553339.webp?v=1773575420","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-worldbuilding-workshop-teaching-critical-thinking-and-empathy-through-world-modeling-simulation-and-play-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}