Welcome back Playful Learning Association members – we hope you all had a good break, got some nice new games to play and are up for more playful learning in 2020!
And here’s what you missed:
- PLA member Julia Reeve, from De Montfort University, attended the Lego Serious Play Conference in December and has shared her observations: https://writingpad.our.dmu.ac.uk/2019/12/04/return-to-legoland-international-lego-serious-play-conference-29th-30th-october-2019/ Thanks Julia!
- Co-chair Alex Moseley is getting a group together of people who are already using Lego Serious Play in HE, to share experiences. If this is you, then email Alex on am14@leicester.ac.uk
- PLA members Katie Piatt and Rachelle O’Brien ran a #LTHEchat on the topic of Playful Learning Technologies in December. A full record of the chat is available on Wakelet.
- For our members in (or due to visit) Ireland, TU Dublin Blanchardstown are hosting the one-day Using Games to Teach 2020 symposium on 13th February. It’s free to attend – but is filling up fast apparently!
- For those interested in the use of games in the teaching of History, Warwick are hosting a symposium on 28th February on the Past and Future of History and Games. No registration details yet, but watch that space (or contact Esther directly).
Member Profile: Carmen Ionita – this month we introduce PhD student Carmen and learn about her interactive learning experiences, like Twister…with a Twist!
What’s coming up this year?
- The next PLA in-person meet up in booked for 26/27 March at City University, London. The event will run from lunchtime on Thursday 26th until lunchtime on Friday 27th. More information and booking instructions to follow, but block it out in your diary now!
- July 8th – 10th is the 2020 Playful Learning Conference, held again at the University of Leicester. Call for sessions is now open: get your playful ideas in before the 7th February deadline! Registration is also now open at Early Bird rates.
What’s going on with you?
This round-up comes out during the first week of each month. If there is any playful activity/event/book/idea you’d like to promote to members in February, then email or Tweet Katie and we’ll include it!
Hi all,
In 2020 we will be holding the first Warwick Education Fringe as part of our Education Festival. Running throughout May, the Fringe will bring spaces to discover, experiment, create and share new ideas about teaching and learning by exploring the power of play.
Our formal Education Conference poses the question: what makes higher education meaningful? The fringe aims to respond by embodying playfulness, freedom, imagination, and creativity to make meaning and to inspire new ways of teaching and learning in higher education.
We welcome proposals to run any playful learning related event anytime during May here at Warwick.
To propose an event please contact us via our online form: http://bit.ly/Warwickfringe2020
Or email us at educationfringe@warwick.ac.uk