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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.

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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.

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Visuals, Themes, and Bitmojis, Oh My!

Visuals, Themes, and Bitmojis, Oh My!

    by Peggy Holzweiss, PhD I have a confession to make. I love teaching fully asynchronous, online courses. You may wonder how anyone could love teaching online courses. After all, it can be difficult to engage students through a computer screen. Learning...

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Big Message / Small Package

Big Message / Small Package

 A  Big ideas don’t always need a fancy package. While higher education loves to present complex concepts in equally complex and detailed packages, sometimes getting the point across requires a bit of simplification to get to the heart of the matter.   Think about...

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The School for Unlearning

The School for Unlearning

Lisa K. Forbes  One day, I was reading the book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse. If you haven’t read it, please do. I found it to be super inspiring and thought-provoking. Anyway, as I was reading, one of the characters said “What if there was a school for...

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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!