The Playful University Club’s April Monthly Meeting, titled “Are we entering the age of play?”, was hosted by Professor Alison James. As a National Teaching Fellow, Principal Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and a LEGO Serious Play facilitator, Alison is known for her creative and playful approach to teaching. She used her extensive…
Read more Playful University Club #4 – April Monthly Meeting with Alison James
The Playful University Club’s March Monthly Meeting was hosted by life coach Anouska Cekalovic! She works with clients to help them celebrate life and have a joyful attitude, and has been a key member of the Playful University Club since its beginning. Anouska took us on a “Journey to Joy”, a session packed full of…
Read more Playful University Club #3 – March Monthly Meeting with Anouska Cekalovic
This blog is written by Rhianna Garrett and Nina Cunningham, reflecting on their experiences as students at the University. They are also the lead fellows on a student-led anti-racism (SLAR) project, ‘Active Together‘, funded by the University Provost’s Office and supported by the Education Incubator. Their project seeks to create long-lasting positive effects on the…
Read more #SLAR – Active Together Blog #2 – Training For Change: A Call to Action
In 2021, the Education Incubator has worked on developing a new approach to projects as part of our Education Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab is a ten-week programme in which project teams will use human-centred, design-thinking techniques and principles to test their assumptions, create new networks, and prototype solutions to the problem they have identified.…
Read more #3 Lab blog – Research-Based Community-Engaged Projects
As invitations go an application form might not be the most anticipated one we ever receive. Application forms are invitations though; an invitation to dream a new project, to create new working relationships, to learn new things. The Education Innovation Lab application form is also an invitation to think about change in universities in a…
