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(Sept. 24, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm) Train Young Workers – Andrew Ryan** The generation known as “video game millennials” has grown up with a very different set of media when compared to previous generations of workers. Interactive media such as games, simulations, social software and collaboration tools are starting to be used to recruit, motivate and train young people coming into the workforce, because they are comfortable and competent in using these new ways of communication and participation. We will review the media available to young people today, and how they can be integrated into a workforce development strategy. A short film on the use of these emerging learning technologies in a high school to teach life skills will be shown.
 * Workshop 6**
 * The Use of Games to Recruit, Motivate and