1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What does a good book and a video game have in common? &amp;nbsp;This week’s guest will share his thoughts on using virtual reality as classroom literature, and why it is time for us to step up and make a difference! Join us in this episode where we learn more about Esports and the possibility of it being a career. &amp;nbsp;Dr. Miles Harvey will share his experiences as a gamer and streamer, and how he is using that platform to make a difference in the lives of so many students! Show Notes Dr. Miles Harvey is a scholar gamer, middle years Esports coach, streamer, and teacher educator from the University of New Mexico researching media literacy and digital game-based learning. &amp;nbsp;He is a K-12 Language Arts and Media Literacy educator in Albuquerque, New Mexico. &amp;nbsp;He also instructs classes at the Central New Mexico Community College. &amp;nbsp;Miles’ research interests focus on how students make sense of their learning through multimodal experiences afforded by mixed reality, video games, and research-based instructional strategies. &amp;nbsp;He coaches New Mexico’s first-ever middle school Esports team and competed in the North America’s first international middle school Esports competition against Winnipeg, Manitoba.&amp;nbsp; Dr. Miles Harvey - Google Scholar Miles of Learning James Monroe Middle School Raiding Raptor Esports APS Esports &amp;nbsp; Contact: Linkedin Twitter TikTok &amp;nbsp; STEM Southwest Podcast http://www.STEMsw.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15366476/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/15366476