Put the learning into work; take the work out of learning
Corresponding Author: Fiona MacNeill
All authors: Rochelle Livingstone
Length: 30 minutes
Location: Gallery Room 1
Description:
Hello All,
We (Fiona & Rochelle) look forward to welcoming you to our session: Put the learning into work; take the work out of learning.
Here are some things we wanted you to know ahead of our session:
– You will be playing card games with fellow attendees
– There are some reading materials as part of our session, available at the following links (one document – two format options):
PDF (A4)
Word – large print and adjustable (A3)
– Our only rule: Let’s have fun and take the work out of learning!
If you would like to share something with us (e.g.: reasonable adjustments) that could make your experience better, please email: fiona.macneill@solvdtogether.com
See you on Thursday,
Fiona & Rochelle
Solvd Together
Adults may well be natural sceptics while in their working habitat; how can we entice them into learning something? Scepticism is natural when you consider all their previous experiences of learning at work… that informative slideshow that many will not remember, that riveting policy talk, that essential e-learning package. In this session, we’ll take you on a tour of games we’ve designed for various adults working in different contexts and industries. We’ll also give you starting points for designing your own card games to encourage reflection and self-awareness and to support behavioural change. This session is led by designers from Solvd Together, an award-winning learning consultancy that provides bespoke solutions for adult work-based learning requirements.
References, web links and other resources:
Frog (no dates) ‘Cards for humanity’, available at: https://cardsforhumanity.frog.co/. Accessed: 14th January 2024.
Gray, D., Brown, S., and Macanufo, J. (2010) Gamestorming: A playbook for innovators, rulebreakers, and changemakers. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.
Weinschenk, S. (2011) 100 things every designer needs to know about people. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
Werbach, K. and Hunter, D. (2012) For the win: how game thinking can revolutionize your business. Philadelphia, PA: Wharton Digital Press.
Whitton, N. (2010) ‘Game engagement theory and adult learning’, Simulation & Gaming, 42(5), pp. 596–609. doi:10.1177/1046878110378587.
Stickdorn, M. et al. (Eds.) (2018) This is Service Design doing. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.