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Am standing on the sidelines, cheering people on in the sharing of ways in which creative practices contribute to academic success - something I have witnessed in secondary and higher education because brains start making new connections
rather running along the motorway ruts of habitual thinking. It's probably a cliché to resort to Einstein but why not ...
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Menown, Chloe
Sent: 12 May 2016 16:50
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Subject: Re: Lego in Teaching - 6th June 2016
It's fantastic to see we have sparked a discussion on this list!
Gamification is a growing trend amongst Librarian's and was the defining discussion at LILAC 2016 (Librarian's Information Literacy Annual Conference) in Dublin this year. It's great to see interest in using these kind of tools to teach,
understandably this isn't for everyone and we must respect that.
I presented at ALDinHE last January (on augmented reality) and it was interesting to see the same issues across the HE sector of trying to engage the student's through innovative methods. This is why I am advertising the event here,
it is open to everyone who is interested in this teaching tool.
http://www.cilip.org.uk/academic-research-libraries-group/events/lego-teaching
Personally, I am a huge advocate for games in teaching. Any method that can teach a student how to search an online collection, without them realising they are doing it, is liquid gold for me!
Kind Regards,
Chloe Menown
Chloe Menown BA(Hons) MSc AFHEA MCLIP
Assistant Librarian
University Library
Anglia Ruskin University
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Cambridge
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chrissi Nerantzi
Sent: 12 May 2016 15:03
Subject: Re: Lego in Teaching - 6th June 2016
Hello everybody,
"Play is nature's greatest tool for creating new neural networks and for reconciling cognitive difficulties. The abilities to make new patterns, find the unusual among the common, and spark curiosity and alert observation are all fostered
by being in a state of play. When we play, dilemmas and challenges will naturally filter through the unconscious mind and work themselves out. It is not at all uncommon for people to come back not only energized, but also with fresh ideas for work." (Brown,
2009, 128)
and... there are health benefits too ;)
Wishing you all a good day,
Chrissi, playful experimenter from sunny Manchester @chrissinerantzi
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From: learning development in higher education network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Rachel Stead [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 May 2016 13:38
Subject: Re: Lego in Teaching - 6th June 2016
We are currently using Lego for reflection purposes amongst students on Personal Development courses, amongst staff on team projects and also for planning purposes for upcoming team objectives.
I have also been using Playdoh for a few years to explore difficult concepts in subjects such as Nursing.
I do not believe that this represents infantilisation in the context that it was meant. However, if that term was used to mean 'playing' in a derogatory way, I think it's important to remember the key contribution play makes to learning
and research and so in that respect 'play' should never be underestimated and used to mean infantile. And if it is, then I'm all for the infantile!!!
Whilst I think it's true to say that these methods may not be for everyone, I have to date only met with one student who completely objected to what we were doing and rubbished it as a way of thinking and learning. Amongst others who
were unsure as to its benefits, a few things were unanimous and they were that it was seen to be stress free, therapeutic and enjoyable - surely these are all really positive environments for learning to take place?
Just my thoughts
Rachel Stead BA(Hons) MA AppL FHEA
Student Learning Adviser
SPLASH
3rd Floor Library
University of Surrey
GU27XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/library/learning/index.htm
Tel: 01483 683355
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Libby Tilley
Sent: 12 May 2016 13:11
Subject: Re: Lego in Teaching - 6th June 2016
It's been an extremely useful tool in team skills development courses that I have attended and I would advocate for its use.
Best wishes
Libby
On 12/05/2016 12:59, Zoe Jones (DOS) wrote:
> Yes, I would also echo the sentiments expressed so far in favour of
> using Lego (or other means of building 3D models- sticklebricks work
> well too!) with students in Higher Education. I often use this method
> to help students to think about the structure or "shape" of a piece of
> writing, or to explain and clarify their line of reasoning or thinking
> about a topic they are tackling. Interestingly, in my experience the
> more complex the topic, the more successful the technique seems to be.
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> of unpacking their research topic or overcome obstacles in their
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Claire Jones
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> *Subject:* Re: Lego in Teaching - 6th June 2016
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> hi everyone
>
> I too fundamentally disagree with the suggestion that this represents
> some kind of dumbing down of HE. We use lego to teach the balancing of
> performance objectives in operations mgt to my first years. They find
> it very engaging and it enables them to truly understand the
> application of theory, as well as leading to some fantastic discussions.
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> Claire Jones
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> On 12 May 2016 at 12:39, Alison James <[log in to unmask]
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> That's a shame to hear Alistair - I have found it to be extremely
> effective, as I explain here
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>
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/innovating-creative-arts-lego
>
> There are lots of people in our sector who are also having rewarding
> experiences, not just with LEGO but with other materials, to explore
> deep and complex issues in a way that is entirely appropriate for
> advanced level study. In a recent call for contributions for our
> collection on play in Higher Education Chrissi Nerantzi and I
> received nigh on 50 high quality offers which ranged from highly
> theorised papers and chapters from esteemed professors to vignettes
> of innovation from those new to teaching and learning support.
>
> Each to his own I guess.
>
> All best
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> I've experienced a workshop which involved using Lego to build
> models of concepts and came away regarding it as another example of
> the infantilisation of higher education. Seriously. J
>
> Cheers
>
> Alistair
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> *ARLG Eastern brings you "Lego in Teaching" with Andy Walsh*
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> In this full day workshop, Andy Walsh will be running his (now
> famous) workshop on using Lego as a valuable teaching tool in
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> We will introduce briefly the concept of Lego® Serious Play® and
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> Attendees will have the chance to take part in an activity inspired
> by Serious Play® before going onto creating their own ideas based
> upon the methods discussed. We will then use the materials to solve
> problems as a group, and go onto building models that can be used
> for evaluation at the beginning or the end of a teaching session.
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> By the end of the day, attendees should have an appreciation of how
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