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Transforming Higher Eduction Through Play

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Professors at Play invites educators to explore the transformative power of play higher education. Through community, resources and events, Professors at Play looks to challenge existing norms of academia, energize learning and making teaching fun!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Professors at Play ONLINE Playbook

Do you have innovative and playful online techniques to share? We want to hear from you!

We are now accepting submissions to the Professors at Play ONLINE Playbook. 

Our comunity of playful professor helps advance effective uses of play in higher eduation. Check out how you can get involved and unlock a little fun in your institution.

Community

Professors at Play is first and foremost a community of like-minded teachers, instructional desigers and administrators who see play as a positive vector for change in higher education.

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Services

Need help reaching your playful goals? Let us help! From talks and workshops to consulting and review, Professors at Play works to help you become a more playful teacher and develop more playful organizations.

How can we help?

 

Events & Resources

Need a tip, a technique or want to join a live event? Professors at Play works to create and share a variety of resources to inspire and support play at universities and colleges across the globe.

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Our Latest Work

We are always planning and making. Here’s s look at some recent and upcoming work.

Professors at Play PlayBook

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The Visibility of Play: A Hop, Skip and a Jump

The Visibility of Play: A Hop, Skip and a Jump

We see kids play. We see animals play. We see movie stars and influencers play. But we don’t see adults play very often. This might be a bigger problem than we think. One time, while walking in downtown Denver, Lisa said to me: I dare you to skip. I was wearing my...

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Revitalize your teaching with improv!

Revitalize your teaching with improv!

Free Workshop Led by Carrie Lobman, Gwen Lowenheim and Jiunwen Wang, PhD Online Friday, October 25 from 12:00-1:30 MST Register Here Looking to make your classroom more inclusive, collaborative, and fun? Improv can do just that—while keeping it rigorous and engaging!...

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Boo! PlayBook Deadline.

Boo! PlayBook Deadline.

Welcome to October. That can only mean one thing: The deadline for submitting your playful online techniques to the Professors at Play Online PlayBook is only a month away! We have been collecting playful ideas for making online learning more relevant, engaging and...

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 Professors at Play runs a community Google Group where we  discuss our experiences and questions about fun and play in higher education. If you want to join the discussion, sign up for our Professors at Play Google Group Listserv!