5 Tips For Integrating Play Into Higher Education

Why shouldn’t adult learners have as much fun as younger ones? This question, which seems to be shared by many, prompted two American academics with atypical backgrounds to take action. In 2020, Lisa Forbes and David Thomas created Professors at Play, an online creative space to encourage the use of play and fun in higher education. Here are their top tips for actors at this level of education to better integrate play and its benefits into their practice! Do a reflective exercise

Integrating play into higher education is a bold move and goes against the grain of traditional higher education. That’s why Lisa Forbes recommends first taking the time to reflect on the dominant narratives that have persisted for generations, consider what it means to you to be a member of a university department, and identify what you can change. Part of the goal is to create your own narrative and take an approach more aligned with who you are.

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