Stefan McNinch
Founder of UnboxEd, Narrative Designer, Writer and Educator with 15 years experience
- Role
- President and Founder at Unboxed
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stefan McNinch
Writer, Editor, Narrative Designer, Researcher and Educator with over a decade in…
Experience
President and Founder
Jul 2021 — Present · Austin, TX, US
We envision an afterschool space that empowers students to design their own learning experiences. UnboxEd is our corner of that world. We are a non-profit team of educators and game designers who adapt tabletop games into engaging lessons that challenge students to become independent learners.Role Responsibilities:Lead curriculum design from concept to publication, delivering project-based learning products in STEM, Writing, and Social Emotional Learning. Mentor a team of designers and instructors with zero turnover. Conduct research to collect, analyze and visualize performance data, informing product development, branding and marketing. Grew student enrollment by 5x and retained 98% positive student rating.Manage reporting of outcome data, budgeting, and cultural/strategic alignment with administrators and external stakeholders. Write copy for game documents, products, branding, website and social contentClosed the learning gap by hours. Utilized insights to increase student/player Collaboration by 20%, Persistence by 31%, and Engagement by 133%. Designed, developed, and published 30+ large-group educational games and 4 educational Role-Playing Games.Chair the company board, driving strategic operations and leadership.Featured as an SME in prominent industry media, including Dragon+ Magazine, Dragon Talk and University XP, highlighting data-driven and game-based learning. Partnered with Wizards of the Coast to lead seminars on Using D&D for Social-Emotional Learning at the International Literacy Agency.
Education
Michigan State University
Specialization in Game Design and Development
2020
The University of Texas at Austin
Creative Writing, English
2002 — 2006
Skills
- Short Sales
- Writing
- Real Estate
- Real Property
- Foreclosures
- Residential
- Home
- Teaching
- Residential Homes
- Sellers
- English
- Realty
- Investment Properties
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