Hi Playful Blueskyers... just a reminder that the call for submissions for this year's Playful Learning Conference is end of play on Mon 2nd Feb. Don't miss out! playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...

Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore strategies to integrate study skills into the curriculum, with Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social and Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/03/16/l...

🎉 Registration for Playful Learning 2025 is now OPEN! 🏃🏽‍♀️ Places are limited and first come, first served for all. We expect to sell out quickly, so please register as soon as possible. 🤔 If you aren't sure, then check out our inspiring line-up of speakers and sessions - there is a lot to love!

Are you an Online Learning Manager? Then we need you in our Community of Practice - the next in-person meeting is 📍 Where: University of Surrey, Stag Hill Campus, Guildford 📅 When: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 🕤 Time: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM ☕ What’s Included: Drinks and lunch Book and find out more:

If you want to present at the Playful Learning conference this summer, then get a move on folks! playfullearningassoc.co.uk/pl25-submiss...

Find out what the #PlayLearn folk have been up to and note some dates for your diary in 2025!

Just discovered this post about my Cyber Security Escape room - www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re... I'm interested in cheap/portable but engaging escape room design. Takes me ages to design one but am assured by experienced colleagues it get's faster!

We played Scattegories in our online team meet (17 people) this morning: really.boring.website/lobby - this is a really nice site for it. Rounds take 2 minutes, then allow another 15 for all the discussion as you vote for the responses! A fun Friday activity.

Finished my #Goodreads challenge last night www.goodreads.com/user_challen... with a few weeks to go. There has mostly been murder and sexy faeries this year.

Happy Monday everyone - it's time to talk about the Playful Learning Conference... because the call for sessions just opened and I'm excited: playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/

Would be worth checking out work from some of the Playful Learning folk too: go.bsky.app/AHixJrp

We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for our Online Distance Learning Community of Practice launch event on Sept 10th at the University of Sussex. Find out more... www.linkedin.com/posts/katiep...

Yesterday we saw loads of German cars with roof boxes and flashing lights and stickers heading between Chichester and Brighton. Hive mind…any ideas what that was all about? Just curious…

The #PlayLearn June round-up will come out at the end of next week - reply or contact me if you have any links or news you'd like us to share with the #PlayLearn network. We'll be announcing our new co-Chair and letting you know what we get up to in York later this week.

🐣 The Playful Learning March round-up is out today! Lots of opportunities to engage with play research, host a game workshop, listen to podcasts and join a playful leadership session – plus, see the programme for the summer conference: playfullearningassoc.co.uk/playful-lear...

Our student Minecraft society has built the campus and nearby stadium - I've just had a fly around - it's spectacularly detailed! www.theargus.co.uk/news/2416632...

This weekend I'm building an escape game activity for the Girl Guides. My big, wooden, six-padlock chest is being repuposed again. Made that for a conference 10 years ago - it's been in regular use ever since!

@daisyabbott.bsky.social like Twine but cute and mobile friendly - will make you something to try!

Catch-up now on all the Playful Learning Association news from February - and let us know if there is anything you'd like us to share in March! playfullearningassoc.co.uk/playful-lear...

Excited to announce our next (free!) in-person Playful Learning Association event at the University of York, 23-24th May 2024 on the theme of "Playfulness and Hope" - follow link for all the details including how to offer a session ->

I have just created a feed for collecting together posts on playful learning and game-based learning, it is here: bsky.app/profile/did:... Of interest to @playbrarian.bsky.social @katiepiatt.bsky.social and the #gamestudies community?

More courses from me on Eventbrite too, a nice set there now (and another to come soon) please take a look :) www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/andrew-wal...

Has anyone got experience moving a large (500+) mailing list from Mailchimp to JISCmail? Does this seem like a good plan?

The February newsletter (the Playful Learning round-up) is coming out soon - drop me a line if there is anything you'd like shared with our 500+ members around the world! #PlayLearn

Would anyone like some #Neurodiversity attribute cards? Created a little crowdfunder to spread out the cost of printing them... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/neurodiver...

🍦#playlearn24 is now open for Early Bird Registration! 🍦https://playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/ 🍦Prices held again for our 7th year. Early Bird rates to 31st March.

Ongoing efforts to make the office environment more inclusive - we've identified the different temperature and light zones, mapped it and named the desks accordingly... (and you can get to teaspoon island without encountering dragons)

We've had lots of people ask us about licensing options for generative AI, and advice about what tools institutions should be using.Here's a blog post outlining our recommendations for general AI chat tools. nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2023/12/1...

I've been having fun with Bing Image Creator for a few days... I proudly present Goat Chess. You'll have to imagine the conversation that led to the necessity of this image...

Why yes, I would be happy to tell you more about the escape room I made! The most authentic way to tell the story of a Bletchly Park code-breaker.