On the 19th and 20th May 2022, the Playful Learning Association held it’s first in person event for some years! 26 of us got together to spend some time thinking about playful spaces, hosted at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge by our co-chairs Alex and Katie. Here is a record of the event through photos! …
Playful Learning Conference After two years of absence (for obvious reasons) Playful Learning will be back on 6-8th July 2022, in Leicester. The audacious plan is to run three years of conference in one (and also an online-only version). Call for sessions is now open – time to release those pent-up creative juices! The Call …
Dates for your Diary: We had previously advised you to save the date on Nov 26th 2021 for a regional event. We have taken the decision to postpone this until the spring as we do not feel the time is right yet for in-person events. But one thing definitely going ahead in-person is the Playful …
Guest Blogger: Julia Reeve Hello and welcome to the final #PlayLearn21 blog. I have fond memories of the 2019 conference, where you could find me playing with Lego under a tree or doing some mindful cutting and sticking. The online iteration has offered a diverse range of activities, from the thought-provoking to the downright silly: …
Guest Blogger: Alex Moseley It was time to get serious on day 4 of #PlayLearn21. A day of #Rigour. A day of collaborative writing. A day of Churprise*! Playful Learning, as a young field of study without borders or a strong parent discipline (all metaphors intended) benefits and suffers from the same problems as any …
Guest Blogger: Elliott Spaeth (he/him) Hi, I’m Elliott and I’m a neurodivergent, disabled, trans guy. My job is teaching other lecturers how to teach in an inclusive way. I love video games, cats, cooking, and YA fiction. In the words of Helen Williams, “Getting up to #Mischief this morning was challenging and exhausting and fun.” …
Guest Blogger: Rachelle O’Brien Ahoy! I’m Rachelle, your guest blogger for today. I’m delighted to be blogging about innovation and hope I can do justice to some of the brilliant ideas we’ve seen generated in the last 24 hours. I expect I am relatively unknown in the playful community. I came to my first playful …
Guest Blogger: John Lean Hi everyone! I’m John and it’s my pleasure to write the first of the Playful Learning blog entries to reflect on what’s been going on at our 2021 online conference. Late last night I returned from my own ‘happy place’ (Eskdale in the Lake District) after a too-short holiday with my …
[Home][Code of Conduct] This page is an archive of the Playful Learning Online Conference 2021. Conference Programme: [Download a visual overview] Day 1 Collegiality Task: 4pm Sun 11 July – 4pm Mon 12 July Opening Reception: 3-4pm Mon 12 July (Zoom) #Collegiality summary blog post Day 2 Innovation Task: 4pm Mon 12 July – 4pm Tues 13 July Games Night: …
It’s been a couple of months since our last update, but we figured everyone had enough to digest over Dec/Jan. We hope you all managed to have a good rest, and a chance to relax and play, over the festive period. PlayDay The lockdown continues for most of us, of course, but in November we …
