Blog Archive
Academia Killed My Creativity
by Lisa Forbes I’ve always been more of a creative type than a logical and linear thinker. I’m not intelligent in the traditional sense - I’m intelligent emotionally, kinesthetically, and interpersonally. I like to make things. I like to create. I like to think...
Zoomtastic
Whether you Zoom or Teams or Facetime or something else, talking to class through your computer gets to be, well, a drag. What if you could add some fun to your videocalls and classes? mmhmm.app is a new Mac program currently in beta that shows the promise of desktop...
Play to Build Community & Prepare for Learning
I think icebreakers are underutilized in higher education. You don’t start playing a sport without stretching so why do we expect students to jump straight into learning and without a warm-up? Maybe it’s because the term “icebreaker” has become cliche from all of the...
Dungeons & Dragons and Learning
Role for initiativeWhat do you do when COVID forces your writing courses online and then your LMS crashes? For Kristen Bailey, Thomas Bullington, and Luke MacIver of Mercer University, you crack open your Players Handbook and improvse with a little D&D flair....
Resource Section
While the Google Group is a great place to stay up to date on playful tips and tricks, our resource page collects the best in one handy location. Have resources to contribute? Let us know! Head over to the Google Group to share your contributions!
Students Tell All!
Students’ Advice on Designing Games and Play in Learning By Lisa Forbes The value of a product is largely determined by how much people are willing to pay for it. I think about play and games in the classroom in a similar way but instead of monetary value, I see it in...
A Playful Path
A Playful PathOn this site you'll find many quotes. One of our favorite places to find inspirational quotes about play come from Bernie Dekoven. Bernie was a preacher of play in all of its transformational qualities. Bernie saw that the simple act of having fun could...