Stephen T. Slota
@steveslota.bsky.social
Co-author of The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play
Learning Scientist, EdTech Expert, Instructional Designer, GameDev, Former K12 Teacher
They|Them 🏳️🌈🎮 https://www.steveslota.com/
Learning Scientist, EdTech Expert, Instructional Designer, GameDev, Former K12 Teacher
They|Them 🏳️🌈🎮 https://www.steveslota.com/
@thergenrader.bsky.social and I can't wait for you to read what we've put together—the content feels more important and relevant with every day that passes.
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The Worldbuilding Workshop
Forthcoming from the MIT Press
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October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@thergenrader.bsky.social and I can't wait for you to read what we've put together—the content feels more important and relevant with every day that passes.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026238469...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026238469...
Thanks for this note! We were trying to find other upcoming texts on the subject, & it looks like (based on your other reply) we're aimed at different audiences w/ different methods. AFAIK The Worldbuilding Workshop is the only book on the subject written through a learning science/pedagogical lens.
August 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thanks for this note! We were trying to find other upcoming texts on the subject, & it looks like (based on your other reply) we're aimed at different audiences w/ different methods. AFAIK The Worldbuilding Workshop is the only book on the subject written through a learning science/pedagogical lens.
That's a really helpful way of characterizing it. I just finished writing a book about a related topic (teaching empathy), and one of the things I tried to emphasize is that gender (among many other identity characteristics) is performance, and performance is situated.
June 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
That's a really helpful way of characterizing it. I just finished writing a book about a related topic (teaching empathy), and one of the things I tried to emphasize is that gender (among many other identity characteristics) is performance, and performance is situated.
This is the kind of colorful journalistic commentary we desperately need more of in the world IMO. We deserve it, as a treat.
June 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is the kind of colorful journalistic commentary we desperately need more of in the world IMO. We deserve it, as a treat.
I really appreciate your genuine curiosity and passion about the evolution of electric/green processes and production methods. It's such a cool niche, and way too many people are sleeping on it.
June 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I really appreciate your genuine curiosity and passion about the evolution of electric/green processes and production methods. It's such a cool niche, and way too many people are sleeping on it.