Playful Learning in and beyond Higher Education

Beskrivelse

The talk and workshop introduce the Danish Playful Learning Program - especially the Playful Learning Research Extension (2019-24), and highlight characteristics of play and playfulness along with insights from the research project.
In the workshop, we explored play memories, time-based constructive play, and reflection tools to support thinking and inquiry into playful learning and slow pedagogies in higher education, particularly in social/early childhood education and teacher education.
The event took place on 19 November 2025 at Linköping University's Norrköping Campus.

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Periode	19 nov. 2025
Sted for afholdelse	Linköpings universitet, Sverige
Grad af anerkendelse	International