We all need an extra dose of playfulness at the moment – welcome to your April round-up, here to encourage a playful attitude for your new daily lives. First up, the monthly member profile: Introducing James Charnock, everybody’s favourite conference organiser/singer/procrastinator [Editor: seriously – I had to chase this man a lot!] Playful Challenge Time!In …
Each month we will introduce a PLA member through 5 photos telling their Playful Learning journey. This month, we introduce you to… James Charnock in his own words: a conference and event organiser for Manchester Met Uni currently in lockdown in Withington. I am painfully disorganised, capable of incredible procrastination and fascinated with virtually everything …
Last update Sun 22nd March Are you in Playful Isolation? As organisations are locking down and most of us are being asked to stay at home, we thought it was time to think about how play could help us to cope with distance, isolation and unusual situations. The following ideas have been gathered from members …
The next PLA in-person meet was scheduled for 26/27 March at City University, London on the theme of Playfulness at Work. Sadly, as won’t be a surprise to anyone following the global situation presently, we have decided that it would be unethical to host a meeting in London with colleagues from around the UK. The …
Welcome to March everyone, how about we start with a puzzle? Name the ‘March‘ themed movies from these emoji clues: 👧👧👧👧👧 👣🐧🐧 🤫🏠❷ Guess on Twitter with the #PlayLearn hashtag and if you think these are hard, then feel free to share your own! Our featured member for March is games designer Jana Wendler. Read …
Each month we will introduce a PLA member through 5 photos telling their Playful Learning journey. This month, we introduce you to… Jana Wendler: a physical games designer and creative facilitator based in Manchester, and director of social enterprise Playfuel Games. She describes herself as a ‘fringe academic’ and her work focuses on building links …
News from the PLA: The next PLA in-person meet up is booked for 26/27 March at City University, London on the theme of Playfulness at Work. The event will run from lunchtime on Thursday 26th until lunchtime on Friday 27th. Book Now! July 8th – 10th is the 2020 Playful Learning Conference, held again at …
Each month we will introduce a PLA member through 5 photos telling their Playful Learning journey. This month, we introduce you to… Daisy Abbott: an interdisciplinary researcher and research developer based in the School of Simulation and Visualisation at Glasgow School of Art. This picture was taken about 7 years ago. I look badass! I …
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 …
Each month we will introduce a PLA member through 5 photos telling their Playful Learning journey. This month, we introduce you to… Carmen Ionita: Final year PhD student in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Manchester, involved in public engagement and science communication projects using interactive learning experiences. This is me wearing an EEG cap …
