A6 Should we assess students - No, there are elements of learning that should just be there, everything should not be assessed, they will learn other skills through play that will help with life. Should we assess ourselves and ensure the the playful learning is working - Yes #SoTL rules #LTHEChat

A6 Hold an international gathering every four years, get students to compete and award trophies or medals. You could call it the World Olympiad Slam Series and publish the results in a league table. #lthechat

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A6 #LTHEchat
- appropriately
- #ConstructiveAlignment
- short / medium / long term?
- best we can
- iterative design
- friends / mentors / buddies
- co-creation
- chocolate

A6 All learners self-assess their contributions, and that in itself is a real advantage. #lthechat

Q6 #LTHEchat We can use play to change how students experience assessment. Focusing on what we need students to evidence - skills, or knowledge, we can use playful approaches in that assessment. Always with an eye to inclusivity though.

A6: Debriefing, reflecting, creating an artefact and sharing it. It can be self-assessment, or you can apply it slowly in more authentic settings and see what caries over. #lthechat

I agree. A quote I keep coming back to is one by Simon Egenfeldt-Nielson a game is just an excuse for a conversation. As Jorge has said elsewhere here ... it's the bit that Carries over elsewhere we can assess. But not the play itself.

Thank you @kaysambell.bsky.social you're a star! #LTHEchat

I've used biscuits with students to get them to explore critical thinking and the differences between decribing, analysngy, critquin and evauation a cookie. #LTHEchat

#LTHEchat developing some ideas to make academic skills development more fun/engaging at the moment

Q6: Given the experiential nature of playful learning, how do you assess its outcomes - Should we?

Q5: What challenges do you face in designing/resourcing playful learning experiences? #LTHEchat

Please add A5 and #LTHEchat to your answer.

Q4: What strategies have you found most effective for overcoming cultural or institutional resistance to playful learning? #LTHEchat

Q3: What barriers do you perceive or have experienced to playful learning? #LTHEchat

Q2: What benefits do you perceive or have observed in playful learning? #LTHEchat

Q1: What does playful learning look like in your practice? #LTHEchat

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@diervilla.bsky.social it absolutely is, check out school tasking based on Taskmaster www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pEJ... #LTHEchat #PlayfulLearning

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Thank you all so much for your fantastic contributions to this evenings #LTHEchat. Thank you to @kiusum.bsky.social and the brilliant @lthechat.bsky.social organising team.

A6 I think we should evaluate it, yes. That's a big part of doing #SoTL and being a reflective practitioner #LTGEChat

A6 @profpeter1.bsky.social , yes absolutely this!! #LTHEchat

A6. Student feedback. Depends on topic really as some lend themselves to alignment to assessment. Playful can be used to breakup a ‘heavy’ challenging topic but not directly aligning to any assessment just about an experience. #LTHEchat

A6. Playful learning should be purposive and grounded in learning outcomes which should make it possible to assess how far these have been achieved through effective plenaries as well as student feedback eg clarity points and muddiest points #LTHEchat

A6 Ah yes I find this tricky too, is it play is we assess it? #LTHEchat

Also convincing others to try it even if you have proved it works. As you have said they often feel like you are trying to force a change and so dig their heels in.

A5 Nothing wrong with getting inspiration from somewhere else.
It's about finding something that works for you and your learners and the quest can be just as creative as the innovation. #LTHEchat

A5 @colldash.bsky.social If you're looking for ideas, the Playful Learning Conference is a great place to try out different playful learning activities, magpie them and adapt them to fit your setting. #LTHEchat playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/

A5 - cost is a big one! I’m always wanting to expand my kits but it’s challenging with the increasing financial impact. #LTHEchat

A5 #LTHEchat Oh I hear you!!
That is a brilliant formula and often the money comes from my own rather empty pocket! 😔

I feel there's a story with the whistle @philrace.bsky.social? #LTHEchat

A5 @amandaseys.bsky.social We cart our playful learning resources around in something like this #GameChanger. I hear you, transporting resources and storing them can be an issue. #LTHEchat www.amazon.co.uk/Foldable-Cap...