Tag Archives: Play

The Social Media [Non] Policy

Posted on February 12, 2015 by julianstodd

As the walls between our formal and social lives are eroded by technology and social habits, the questions of privacy, ownership and responsibility come to the fore. Who owns which space? What can you do or say in privacy and … Continue reading →

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Becoming an Explorer: Google Glass for Learning

Posted on July 31, 2014 by julianstodd

I must have spent literally hours glued to the pages of the Argos catalogue: i can still remember the feel of it’s thin, crinkly paper that would stick to your fingers as you turned the pages. The Playmobil section was … Continue reading →

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A six stage methodology for learning. Part 4 – Exploration

Posted on July 26, 2013 by julianstodd

I’ve been exploring my methodology for learning in more detail across a series of articles. We started with Context and then Demonstration: today, we’re looking at the third stage, Exploration. Exploration is where we play with the learning, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Playing with learning: a very sociable model

Posted on April 4, 2013 by julianstodd

A conversation on Twitter this morning has made me think about play. Playing is all about learning: it can be a solitary activity or done with friends, it can be done in dedicated ‘formally‘ defined play spaces, or it can … Continue reading →

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Playing in learning. How it might be time to play a little harder.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by julianstodd

I was lucky enough to see a couple of otters yesterday. They’re one of the rarest UK mammals, notoriously difficult to find in the wild, so i upped my chances by catching them in a zoo. They were playing. One … Continue reading →

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