PlayfulLearning
A list of folk interested/engaged in play for learning in HE/FE and life generally.
Created by
@clairetimmins.bsky.social
@alexm11.bsky.social
Playful Learning doc, Head of Anglia Learning & Teaching, Archaeologist, and fan of dinosaurs, Lego, craft beer and live music
@lizcable.bsky.social
Game-based learning in training and HE, game-maker, puzzle-setter, narrative designer, transmedia storyteller, boardgamer. Convener of #GamesInEdu25 at #UKGamesExpo web: www.Linktr.ee/lizcable book: https://tinyurl.com/yerhahc6
@glexareen.bsky.social
Associate Professor (Law), CUHK (Hong Kong); Academic Associate, 23ES Chambers (UK); Trustee, SLSA (international law, philosophy, culture, climate change & sea-level rise). Book 1: https://tinyurl.com/bdfa86ve Book 2: https://tinyurl.com/yc4nmrnm
@chwarae.bsky.social
Chartered engineer (space systems are my jam); team, process and comms facilitator (Lego SeriousPlay is my other jam); chair of school governors (education is my other other jam). Tri-jammed. Erdös number is 5. Does not suffer fools gladly.
@joshthorpe.bsky.social
Author of AI for Students (see https://promptlybooks.com) + academic advisor and learning developer at U of Stirling, UK
@geraldinef.bsky.social
@dralistruthers.bsky.social
Reader at Warwick Law School | Child Rights | Public Legal Education | Widening Participation | #TaskmasterEducation Co-founder | Creator of @schooltasking.bsky.social | Munro-bagging Scot 🏴 “Surprisingly socially functional for an academic"
@blayn.bsky.social
Educator and Educationalist - Interests: Professional identity, Digital Capabilities + Practice, Pedagogy, TEL, AI in Ed, Personal Learning/Knowledge Management. Games, Gaming, Game-based/Playful Learning, TTRPG, Storytelling, Motorbikes, good Whisk(e)y.
@puiyin.bsky.social
Experienced Digital Education professional in UK HE | ALT Trustee | PhD researcher at Lancaster University | Jisc Community Champion 2024 | ALT Community Choice Award 2024 | Patch the cat’s hooman 😸
@r3beccaf.bsky.social
Open University professor emerita, making the shift over to podcasting, audio drama and fiction.
@rachelleeobrien.bsky.social
Senior Learning Designer at DCAD and PhD student in Computer Science at Northumbria University. Researching: Digital escape rooms and education | #MSc | #SFHEA | #CMALT | #CATE | #NTF | #MIEE AVMO.
@daisyabbott.bsky.social
Playful & Game-based learning specialist. Interdisciplinary researcher. Serious games for research skills and researcher development. SFHEA, CeLP.
@katiepiatt.bsky.social
Tech, Learning & Games Head of Educational Enhancement CoChair Playful Learning Association LGBT+ Ally 🏳🌈 she/her https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p541621-katie-piatt
@playbrarian.uk
Run workshops on Neurodiversity, play(fullness), creative teaching and more. National Teaching Fellow. Journal of Play in Adulthood Editor. Neurodivergent. https://playbrarian.uk
@nicwhitton.bsky.social
Professor of Digital Learning and Play at Northumbria University. Likes video games, cryptic crosswords, and otters. All views my own. She/her.
@markchilds.bsky.social
Durham University Senior Learning Designer. Co-host of Pedagodzilla. DJ on The Thursday Night Show. Posts mainly about comics, cats and kaiju. Chaotic neutral apparently.
@jsecker.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Ed Develop. SFHEA. Online learning, info, digital & copyright literacy. Deputy Chair of CILIP Info Lit Group. Head of MA Academic Practice 🐱
@kiusum.bsky.social
Lecturer in Nutrition| RNutr🍏| The Education Burrito Podcast Host🎙️| Student Engagement & pedagogy stuff on the side🗣 |Own Views 🔍| IG: @kiu_sum_ | @kiusum elsewhere For more, including podcast: https://linktr.ee/ksum
@egillaspy.bsky.social
Rebel with a cause to transform education through heutagogy. Reader in Creative and Collaborative Learning @UCLan School of Nursing & Midwifery SFHEA NTF CATE
@jjlean.bsky.social
single dad. academic. manchester. live music, videogames and overthinking. FOT. he/him.
@anaspene.bsky.social
Quantitative ecology (especially seeds, and all who eat them), game-based/playful learning, ducks, cats, flowers, fantasy fiction and storytelling. Views my own.
@clairetimmins.bsky.social
Phonetician @StrathSLT | Interested in creative teaching and learning and a bit of music | Senior Teaching Fellow #SFHEA | HASS Associate Dean UG - University of Strathclyde