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Welcome to the Cognitive Dissonance Website

Cognitive Dissonance (World of Warcraft guild: Sisters of Elune, Alliance) was chartered in December of 2007 as a group of educators exploring the concept of MMORPGs and their relationship to education. It has grown to a guild of colleagues and friends exploring the platform and experiencing the implications and applications to teaching and learning while having fun! The Cognitive Dissonance website is meant to be a communication and support tool for guild members.

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We are open to players of all levels, races, and classes. The guild is made up of adults who are for the most part educators (both K -12 and higher ed). Please use the officer contacts available on the lower right of the main page if you are interested in joining us!
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Worth the Watch! A Conversation Among Friend: Deborah Meier and Alfie Kohn Speaking About PLAY!
Maratsade, Mar 30, 12 8:50 PM.
Nominated: Best Use of a Social Network EduBlog Awards 2011
Soareluna, Dec 4, 11 10:11 PM.
Wow - just discovered we were nominated for the 2011 EduBlog Awards Best Use of a Social Network. Stunned. Didn't expect that! Hoping people recognize that the power of Cognitive Dissonance is inside the game and not on the pages of this blog. Our social network is the MMORPG. Coming up on our 4th anniversary this month - I could not be more thrilled that the guild continues to live on and touch so many. It's an amazing group of self directed learners that I have had the honor to be a part of. And it is all of the cogdis members that make us what we are. Thank you. Now - pass it on, vote often!

http://edublogawards.com/2011-3/best-educational-use-of-a-social-network/?nominee=9v7rxf 

Stepping Up
Soareluna, Dec 5, 10 4:32 PM.
Stepping up to the plate comes to mind each time I do something to better the institution that I work for. It is part of the responsibility I have to contribute what I have to offer and, since I choose to be a part of the team, further the values of the institution. I am guessing this can be applied to almost any affinity group we belong to whether that be social, recreational, personal or professional. 

CogDis has been this incredible part of my life over more than three years now. I have met some incredible people and have done some amazing things both in and out of Azeroth because of it. It has been a very passionate and emotional learning experience and I would not trade it for anything. 

Running CogDis can not be done alone. I have over time watched many people venn in and out of leadership responsibilities both formal and informal in the guild. I have asked many times for your help and support. With the onset of Cataclysm and the evolution of the guild it is important now more than ever that each person find their way to strengthen CogDis through offering what they can of their time and expertise. 

My personal and professional life may be keeping me from dedicating as much time as I had in the past to being in game, but that does not mean that I don't think about and carry CogDis with me every moment. We together created something wonderful to be proud of: a learning community. I thank everyone for being a part of it, and especially thank those who stick with us and give their time and their heart to the family of CogDis as it grows and evolves to meet the needs of everyone. 

I started a google doc. I realize there were others that were started and I appreciated that. This one allows my mind to wrap around the thoughts I needed to put down from the various emails. Please access it and add to it so we can go further on our journey:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XZpQvR5KRa2CV-DcPl7Kp-jEWuz5oGcZm72EQyQ7ibU/edit?hl=en&authkey=CMCd8v4E
Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
Maratsade, Mar 29, 10 2:19 PM.
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