The Reacting Consortium

The Reacting Consortium The award-winning Reacting to the Past pedagogy, an active learning pedagogy of role-playing games. We offer individual membership on a sliding scale.

We invite instructors to join our community in the "Reacting Faculty Lounge" https://www.facebook.com/groups/reactingfacultylounge/ A unique pedagogical approach initiated at Barnard College, Reacting to the Past consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by classic texts in the history of ideas. Class sessions are run entirely by students; instruct

ors advise and guide students and grade their oral and written work. It seeks to draw students into the past, promote engagement with big ideas, and improve intellectual and academic skills. We encourage instructors and institutions using the pedagogy to become members of the Reacting Consortium. You can register here for individual membership:
reactingconsortium.wildapricot.org/join
And here for institutional membership:
reactingconsortium.wildapricot.org/Institutional

We're thrilled to recognize the winners of our two annual awards at the 2026 Summer Institute. The 2026 Dana Johnson Gor...
06/04/2026

We're thrilled to recognize the winners of our two annual awards at the 2026 Summer Institute. The 2026 Dana Johnson Gorlin Fellowship goes to Colton Babbitt of Williams Baptist University, and the Brilliancy Prize goes to Noam Baram and Ahuva Liberles of Tel Aviv University! Congratulations to Colton, Noam, and Ahuva and a big thank you for all the ways you three have enriched our community of educators!

There's still time to sign up for the 2026 Summer Institute! Whether you want to see Reacting 3.0 in action, hang out wi...
05/06/2026

There's still time to sign up for the 2026 Summer Institute! Whether you want to see Reacting 3.0 in action, hang out with like-minded educators, or are just looking for an excuse to visit NYC, there's something for everyone at the most fun academic conference you'll ever attend!

https://reactingconsortium.org/Si2026

Do you teach high school and are considering using Reacting to the Past? Do you know someone who would love to join our ...
05/05/2026

Do you teach high school and are considering using Reacting to the Past? Do you know someone who would love to join our community but can't get institutional funding? We're excited to announce that we're opening applications for free one-year memberships for high school instructors! Just apply at the link below, or email [email protected] for more information. A big thank you to everyone who donated during our Month of Giving and made this happen!

https://forms.gle/oqea1XWBywGkEErG6

Looking for an opportunity to see the latest in what Reacting to the Past has to offer? Join us for the 2026 Game Develo...
05/04/2026

Looking for an opportunity to see the latest in what Reacting to the Past has to offer? Join us for the 2026 Game Development Conference in beautiful upstate New York!

https://reactingconsortium.org/2026GDC

Registration rates for the 2026 Summer Institute go up tonight, so register NOW. As a bonus, you'll be able to purchase ...
04/30/2026

Registration rates for the 2026 Summer Institute go up tonight, so register NOW.

As a bonus, you'll be able to purchase and pick up some great merch, exclusively at our in-person summer events!

Links to SI and our shop in comments...

Registration is now open for the 2026 Reacting to the Past Game Development Conference on the campus of Canisius Univers...
04/02/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 Reacting to the Past Game Development Conference on the campus of Canisius University! Interested in playing Reacting games in development, pitching your game idea to other game authors, or just hanging out with people excited about game-based learning? Join us July 9-11 in Buffalo - we promise you don't want to miss it!

https://reactingconsortium.org/2026GDC

Registration is live for the 2026 Reacting Consortium Summer Institute! If you want to see our curriculum in action with...
03/05/2026

Registration is live for the 2026 Reacting Consortium Summer Institute! If you want to see our curriculum in action with educators passionate about student-centered learning, there is no better place to be this June. Take advantage of our early bird pricing and sign up at our NEW LOW RATE between now and March 15th!

https://reactingconsortium.org/event-6534057

01/17/2026

The wait is over, and we're ready to raise the curtain on Reacting 3.0! Find out what changes you can expect to see in Reacting to the Past going into 2026 and beyond in the blog post linked in the comments. A big thank you to all the community members who contributed and continue to contribute to the development of Reacting 3.0 - this has truly been a team effort and promises to keep our curriculum vibrant and relevant for years to come.

It's Giving Tuesday! We hope you will consider supporting the Reacting Consortium with your charitable giving this year,...
12/02/2025

It's Giving Tuesday! We hope you will consider supporting the Reacting Consortium with your charitable giving this year, and help us continue to grow our student-centered curriculum that makes learning immersive and fun. Follow the link below to make a tax deductible donation to the Reacting Consortium and secure some of our exclusive donor rewards!

https://reactingconsortium.org/Donate/

There are only TWO DAYS LEFT in our Month of Giving! If you want to support our mission and score EXCLUSIVE SWAG for doi...
12/01/2025

There are only TWO DAYS LEFT in our Month of Giving! If you want to support our mission and score EXCLUSIVE SWAG for doing so, make your donation at the following link between now and midnight on Giving Tuesday!

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