Esports: Leveling Up Teach-Out
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3 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability |
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| no |
The Syllabus
Videos
- What is a Teach-Out?
- Esports as a sport - Cybbi Barton
- Creation of the U-M esports rec team - Cybbi Barton
- Explaining collegiate esports - Cybbi Barton
- Creating a new esports org/team/clan - Mitch Allan
- Creating content and competing in the esports space - Mitch Allan
- Academic journalism of esports research - Aaron Koshy
- Video game culture - Rae Moors
- The community's influence on esports - Rae Moors
- Inclusivity in esports - Sylvia Gathoni
- Legal perspectives and regulation of esports - Sylvia Gathoni
Readings
- Welcome to the Esports: Leveling Up Teach-Out
- What is a Teach-Out?
- Groundrules for engagement
- Meet the contributors
- What are esports?
- Where did esports begin?
- The evolution of the modern esport
- Overview of genres
- Gameplay
- The many roles within professional gaming
- Watching an esports competition
- Playing esports
- Organizing at the collegiate level
- Competitive and collegiate development - Kelsey Moser
- The path from player to amateur to pro
- Esports organizations and content creation
- Coaching and the skills needed to excel - Kelsey Moser
- Shoutcasting
- Journalism in esports
- Esports journalism - Ty Galiz-Rowe
- The culture of gaming
- Creating an inclusive community
- Diversity challenges - Ty Galiz-Rowe
- Culture program & diversity, equity, and inclusion at Evil Geniuses - Sabrina Wong
- Accessibility in professional esports
- Esports regulation
- Esports in the Olympics
- Esports in the classroom
- Leveling up on esports
- Thank you for joining
Discussion prompts
- Introduce yourself
- Defining sports
- It's your turn: tournament time
- Careers
- Engaging all gamers
- How will you level up?
Plugins
- Help us learn more about you!
- How was your experience?