Books:
Nørgård, R. & Whitton, N. (Eds) (2024). The Playful University. London: Routledge.
Whitton, N. (2023). Play and Learning in Adulthood: Reimagining Pedagogy and the Politics of Education. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Whitton, N. & Moseley, A. (Eds) (2019) Playful Learning: Events and Activities to Engage Adults. New York: Routledge.
Rooney, P. & Whitton, N. (Eds) (2016) Game-Based Learning and the Power of Play: exploring evidence, challenges and future directions. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars.
Whitton, N. (2014). Digital games and learning: research and theory. New York: Routledge.
Moseley, A. & Whitton, N. (Eds) (2013). New traditional games for learning. New York: Routledge.
Baek, Y. & Whitton, N. (2013). Cases on digital game-based learning: methods, models and strategies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Whitton, N. & Moseley, A. (2012). Using games to enhance learning and teaching. Education. New York: Routledge.
Whitton, N. (2010). Learning with Digital Games: A Practical Guide to Engaging Students in Higher Education. New York: Routledge.
Selected research articles:
Whitton, N., Goodley, C., Lewin, C. & Woolley, D. (2025). The Magic Circle of Learning: A Framework of Play in Education. Postdigital Science and Education, 7, 542-559.
Whitton, N. & Moseley, A. (2024). Exploring Play as the Nexus of Games and Playfulness. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Games Based Learning, Aarhus, Denmark.
Rawlinson, R. & Whitton, N. (2024). Escape rooms as tools for learning through failure. Journal of e-Learning, 22/4, 19-29.
Whitton, N. & Langan, A. M. (2018). Fun and games in Higher Education: an analysis of UK student perspectives. Teaching in Higher Education, 24/8, 1000-1013.
Whitton, N. (2018). Playful Learning: Tools, Techniques, and Tactics. Research in Learning Technology, 26.
Nørgård, R., Toft-Nielsen, C. & Whitton, N. (2017). Playful learning in higher education: developing a signature pedagogy. International Journal of Play, 6/3, 272-282.
All of my research publications can be accessed via Google Scholar.
Other articles:
The case for playful leadership
A playful approach to learning means more imagination and exploration
The importance of play: what universities can learn from preschools