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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!
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Professors at Play ONLINE Playbook
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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.
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.
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.
Our Latest Work
We are always planning and making. Here’s s look at some recent and upcoming work.
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Thinking Your Way to PLAY!
By Lisa Forbes 2020 has been quite a year. Many would probably like to pretend that 2020 never happened. It’s been extremely stressful and exhausting for me too for several reasons but one amazing thing that has happened in 2020 was the creation of Professors at Play....
Tiny Dancer
by Amy Nichols, M.A. Ed., Guest Author I remember an illustration I was once told. In the story, a group of kindergartners are asked, “who is a good dancer”. All hands fly into the air, students jumping out of their seats to demonstrate their dance moves. Okay,...
To the Playposium and Beyond!
by Lisa Forbes In June of 2020, David and I started a Google listserv called Professors at Play. We had 5 members. Five months later, we have 554 members. This summer, there was so much excitement about Professors at Play, we knew we had to do more - create a bigger...
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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!