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Pen talks me through the development of a card game to help teach animal and plant biology to first year students.

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Welcome back for series 6 and today Rebecca and Patricia talk me through their experiences of organising international MBA students into groups to undertake live projects for a variety of businesses and all the things they've learned along the way.

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Amberlee talks about her experiences and research creating classrooms that are inclusive, supportive and collaborative, focusing on vulnerability, learning and curiosity.

This is the last episode of series 5, we'll see you all again on September 10th, have a wonderful summer.

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Tracy tells me about the work they've been doing in Salford teaching students how to be students and devloping a whole year transition programme.

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Jo and I discuss her work using music as a way of encouraging students to engage and move from a sense of belonging to a sense of mattering.

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Apologies for me sounding like I was recording from my sock drawer, I had a cold.

Vici and I discuss her use of cutural media and the narratives they provide to create physical and social games. She also explains her play activity wheel, which can be found here:

https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2861&context=drs-conference-papers

Her PhD on Playful Approaches to Learning can be found here:

PHD_VDH_ONLINE.pdf

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Ellie and I discuss Bloom's taxonomy, in particular, should it be a pyramid (technically a triangle) in terms of time spent and importance, is it a taxonmy or should it be circular, and are the categories even helpful, plus a myriad other things that cropped up, including the impact of AI.

This link will take you to a comparison between Bloom's original and revised taxonomies

https://thesecondprinciple.com/essential-teaching-skills/blooms-taxonomy-revised/

Here's Bloom's taxonomy as a circle:

https://cte.utah.edu/instructor-education/Blooms-Taxonomy.php

Finally, Fink's Significant Learning Outcomes

https://www.buffalo.edu/catt/teach/develop/design/learning-outcomes/finks.html

With thanks to Dr Martina Johnson who started this all with a post to the SEDA community.

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Lefteris and I discuss his extensive work in the field of design education, his experiences teaching creativity and his thoughts on the impact of AI.

His writing can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/design-education-talks-6959804902365622273/
https://heretakis.medium.com/
https://ljmu.academia.edu/LefterisHeretakis
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lefteris-Heretakis?ev=hdr_xprf

and his podcasts can be found here:

Design Education Talks podcast 

Designer Talks Podcast 

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Zena talks me through the SCALE-UP model that is used at Nottingham Trent and we discuss flipped lectures, group work and learning, and creating a positive learning environment.

Zena Rashid has over 35 years of service across diverse industry and education sectors. She focuses on educational innovation and equity, embedding inclusive, active, and collaborative pedagogies that support diverse learners.

Zena served as the Lead Consultant for the SCALE-UPapproach at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), a signature pedagogy that transforms traditional teaching into dynamic, student-driven learning. She was also a key contributor to the Addressing Barriers to Student Outcomes Evaluation, a major institutional project.

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Emma and Jim talk to mee about their work introducing colleagues across the country to the theory and practice of game design.

For more details see:

Gillaspy, E., & Thompson, J. (2024a). The playful learning tourguide: A self-coaching educational framework to help you develop playful learning activities. National Teaching Repository. https://doi.org/10.25416/NTR.25145456.v1
Gillaspy, E., & Thompson, J. (2024b). Playful learning tour guide: Card game edition. National Teaching Repository. https://doi.org/10.25416/NTR.26190803.v1
Gillaspy, E., & Thompson, J. (2024c). Interactive content: Playful learning game jam. https://view.genially.com/6683fd2bb387d1001487d4d7/interactive-content-playful-learning-game-jam

Playful learning resources collection https://uclan.padlet.org/EGillaspy/playful

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