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The pedagogical power of page-turners
What could be better than curling up with a good book? How about a little learning with your literature? Earlier in the year our unit ran an in-person event at the Open University Library, the LDS LINK event (Learner and Discovery Services, Learning Innovation and Knowledge for those who like two acronyms for the price […]
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Fabulous formative failure
Michael Collins ~ Senior Learning Designer Last July I had the privilege of attending the Playful Learning 2023 conference for the second time, once more bearing a bulging bag of microphones and a question. Previously Dr Mark Childs and I asked attendees about their favourite games, what they loved about them – and how that […]
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Going for Green: Learning Design sustainability champions
Kathleen Calder, James Openshaw, Catriona Mattews, Hayley Johns, and Paul Astles ~ Learning Designers The Learning Design Sustainability Group at The Open University has been championing sustainability at the Open University in one way or another for some time now. The end of 2023 saw a wonderful celebration of that work at the Green Gown […]
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Remixplay 5: Conference-in-a-pod
In January, I had the privilege of attending the GameChangers Remixplay 5: Secret agents of change conference in Coventry, a space for those who use playful practice to engage and build communities, and to then set that community loose on projects of monumental societal change. I had a blast at the conference, and came away […]