News and Events Archive

July 1, 2011: David is promoted to Full Professor.

November 12, 2010: David delivers a presentation related to integrating video games into schools at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario Conference.

September 13, 2010: David is interviewed for a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news story on the The National about integrating video games into the elementary school curriculum.

September 13, 2010: David publishes an article about integrating video games into the middle school classroom in Middle Ground.

June 9, 2010: David delivers a convocation address to graduates in Brock's teacher education program. The speech is covered by the St. Catharines Standard newspaper as part of it's Brock convocation reporting.

May 11, 2010: At an Ontario Ministry of Education conference, David presents on the possibilities for integrating video games across the Intermediate curriculum.

November 13, 2009: David delivers a presentation related to integrating video games into schools at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario Conference.

June 15, 2009: David delivers a presentation entitled "10 Ways to Integrate Video Games into the Elementary and Secondary School Classroom" to the Immersive Worlds Conference, held at Brock University.

June 5, 2009: David delivers two plenary addresses to an audience of elementary and secondary-level teachers at the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland And Clarington Catholic District School Board.

May 14, 2009: David's sixth book, From Gamer to Game Designer: The Official Far Cry 2 Map Editing Guide, is released.

May 5, 2009: David is elected Chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Brock University for a three-year term (effective July 1st).

March 1, 2009: The 7th edition of Elementary Social Studies, a Canadian social studies textbook, co-authored by Professors Ian Wright and David Hutchison is released.

February 10, 2009: David delivers a keynote address related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the Central Ontario Computer Association conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

November 13, 2008: David presents a session related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) conference in Toronto.

August, 2008: David consults on a video game design camp for children as part of Brock University's Youth University program.

July 3, 2008: David presents a poster session on the topic of his video games in education book at the Provoking Research, Provoking Communities conference at the University of Windsor.

July 2, 2008: David guest presents a session on the topic of place-based education in C. A. Bowers eco-justice workshop at the University of Windsor.

June 19, 2008: David is interviewed by Electric Playground, a leading video games website (and TV show) on the topic of video games in education.

June, 2008: David is interviewed by a number of Canadian TV networks and newspapers on the topic of his book, Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom. TV interviews include: Breakfast Television (CityTV), WebMania (CTV), CHCH-TV, A-Channel London, and Space TV. David is also interviewed by CBC Radio.

May 26, 2008: David presents a keynote address in Toronto at the Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators conference on the topic of environmental education.

May 9, 2008: David presents a session related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the E-Learning Comes Together conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

April 12, 2008: David presents a session related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the New York State Council for the Social Studies Conference in Buffalo, New York.

April 4, 2008: David presents a session related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Elementary Conference in Kitchener, Ontario.

December, 2007: David's article, titled "Drawing on children’s “Sense of Place” as the starting point for teaching social studies and geography," is published by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.

November 9, 2007: David is interviewed by GameSpot, one of leading video game websites, on the topic of his book, Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom.

November 8, 2007: David presents a session related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario Conference in Toronto.

October 22, 2007: David is interviewed (part one and two) by Henry Jenkins, MIT Professor and media theorist, on the topic of David's book, Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom.

September, 2007: The September, 2007 issue of GameInformer Magazine features an opinion article by David on the topic of video games and education.

July 5-9, 2007: David presents a paper titled "Challenging the Taboo of Video Games in the Classroom" at the International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference at Brock University.

June 4-5, 2007: David and the conference organizers host a book launch for Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom at the Interacting with Immersive Worlds Conference at Brock University. Also in attendance is James Paul Gee, who wrote the Foreword.

June 4-5, 2007: David presents a paper titled "Virtual Classroom Design for Teachers" at the Interacting with Immersive Worlds Conference at Brock University.

May 30, 2007: David's third book, Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom, is released.

May 5, 2007: David leads a workshop related to his Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom book at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Elementary Conference in Kitchener, Ontario.

April 11, 2007: David presents a paper titled "Video Games and Academic Research: Opportunities and Challenges" at the Mapping the New Knowledges Conference at Brock University.

February 1, 2007: The Social Studies journal publishes David's peer-reviewed article, "Video Games and the Pedagogy of Place."

October 29, 2006: David presents a paper on the topic of the history of school buildings to a Canadian History of Education Association audience.

October 11, 2006: At the Future Play conference, David presents a poster session related to his upcoming book on video games in education.

October 10, 2006: At the Future Play conference, David participates as a panel discussant during a session about history and video games.

September 4, 2006: Serious Games Source publishes a summary of David's recent TIGC educational game development presentation.

September 1, 2006: David presents a paper on the topic of educational game development at the Toronto Independent Game Conference.

May 27, 2006: David presents a paper on the topic of place and education to a Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) audience.

May 4, 2006: David delivers two presentations on databases and video games in education to an Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) audience.

April 24, 2006: David presents a workshop on the uses of historical educational spaces to the manager's of one-room school houses.

April 21, 2006: David's third book (on the topic of video games in education) is accepted for publication by Teacher Ideas Press.

February 1, 2006: MacWorld Magazine publishes a favourable review of iList Data.

November 2, 2005: Lakewood Studios releases iList Studio 3.

September 7, 2005: Lakewood Studios releases iList Data 3, the single user version of our flagship software, iList Studio.

August 19, 2005: David presents a poster session on the topic of "video games and the pedagogy of place" at the Children's Digital Learning conference, Brock University.

August 1, 2005: David publishes a behind the scenes article on the development of iList Studio 2.0 in REALbasic Monthly magazine.

July 15, 2005: David talks about the challenges and rewards of software development as a scholarly enterprise at the University of Windsor's Joint Ph.D. conference.

June 1, 2005: The History of Education Quarterly publishes a favourable review of A Natural History of Place in Education.

May 5, 2005: David outlines several database activities for schools at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) conference.

October 1, 2004: Mac306.com publishes the first review of iList Studio 2.

August 3, 2004: iList Studio 2 is released.

May 6, 2004: David introduces a beta version of iList Studio 2 to an Educational Computing Organization of Ontario audience.

April 10, 2004: David's second book, A Natural History of Place in Education, is published by Teachers College Press.