{"id":490,"date":"2026-09-26T17:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2026-09-27T14:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:45:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eea91f34 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whitton-photo-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whitton-photo-square.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Nicola Whitton\" class=\"wp-image-494\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9972625815961255;width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whitton-photo-square.jpg 355w, https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whitton-photo-square-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whitton-photo-square-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Nicola Whitton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Professor of Digital Learning and Play<br>Author, speaker, and advocate for play throughout life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/publications\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/playthinklearn.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/writing-edited.png\" alt=\"Link to page about my writing - 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