It’s been a busy week
So, I’ve finally got a spare moment to sit down and write. I’ve been away twice in the last ten days to two different – and equally awesome events. First, I was presenting at the Society for Research in Higher…
play think learn
Exploring the importance of lifelong play
play think learn
Exploring the importance of lifelong play
Category Events
Rethinking the conference
For years (and particularly when I’m about to give a conference presentation), I’ve wondered how it is that despite knowing that talking at people isn’t an effective way to give or receive information, we still create academic conferences that are predominantly…
Gaming the Conference
On Thursday 10 December 12-12.30pm, Rosie Jones will be leading a session in the ALT Online Winter Conference: Gaming the Conference: can Playful Interactions Engage Delegates? She’ll be talking about the #altcgame that ran alongside the conference last year, discussing the…
The Future of Games and Learning
I was lucky enough to be invited to give a keynote talk last week at the Future of Technology in Education Conference. Although a bit knackered, after a 5am flight from another conference in Cork, I managed to get through…
Games in Ireland
A couple of weeks ago I attended the first Irish Symposium on Game-Based Learning, hosted by Patrick Felicia at the Waterford Institute of Technology. I felt that this was a well-designed event, offering perspectives from schools, universities and commercial training…
Fun and games in adult learning?
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited up to Dundee to present at Game To Learn 2. It was a good day, and I saw some excellent presentations, notably by Daniel Livingstone, Michelle Hoyle and Greg Hodgeson, who is…