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Welcome to Professors at Play!

We created this Google Group to establish a listserv for you to share your ideas and resources about fun and playful teaching approaches. This list can also serve as a think tank/sandbox where we can toss around developing ideas and get feedback from each other. Play in teaching can be fun but it can also be messy, intimidating, and isolating at times. Let's stick together and sort it out because we find that play in teaching is extremely important and students really love it.

We also created a Professors at Play website to serve as a visual and public landing page for this group, a place to house resources, and also a Professors at Play blog! David and Lisa are working hard to make it a valuable website and we also invite you to submit resources and even your own blog post to share on the website. Just email us! Check out our website: professorsatplay.org . You can also follow our social media: Twitter: @PlayProfessors -- Facebook: @professorsatplay -- Instagram: @professors.at.play

Once you join this listserv, feel free to share a little about your background and interests around fun teaching. Feel free to post questions and your developing ideas for feedback. If you have ideas for someone else's questions, please respond and share them! Our only rule is that dialogue in this community must be kind, thoughtful, respectful, and playful.

LISTSERV DETAILS

You can request to join the group, view the list archives and access your settings here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/professors-at-play
If you are a member, you can email the list here: professors-at-play@googlegroups.com
If you have questions about using Google Groups, see our help page: https://professorsatplay.org/using-google-groups/
If you are getting too many emails for your preference, don’t forget you can change your settings to get a weekly summary of all the activity instead of daily and individual emails. We just want you here, in whatever way works for you (See this link for more information on those settings: https://sites.google.com/a/bbns.org/tech-day/groups/what-is-digest-mode#:~:text=Digest%20Mode%20is%20a%20setting,the%20group%20on%20the%20web.)

Thanks for "playing" with us!

Lisa Forbes & David Thomas

Professors at Play

lisa.forbes@ucdenver.edu

david.thomas177@du.edu

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Dec 3

Well Played Journal CfP: For the Love of Games

hi all - there have been several requests for extensions… and with the approaching holidays, reviews

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Well Played Journal CfP: For the Love of Games

hi all - there have been several requests for extensions… and with the approaching holidays, reviews

Dec 3

Mike Montague, … pat rumbaugh3

Dec 1

New Play Book: Playful Humans

This is an incredible achievement Mike, way to go. I look forward to reading your book. Embrace the

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New Play Book: Playful Humans

This is an incredible achievement Mike, way to go. I look forward to reading your book. Embrace the

Dec 1

David Thomas, Gwen Lowenheim2

Nov 22

Fwd: FW: Unlock Your Creativity: Join "Power Up Play" with Stanford Professors

Thank you for this! A few higher ed folks as well as fellow social entrepreneurs and I are going to

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Fwd: FW: Unlock Your Creativity: Join "Power Up Play" with Stanford Professors

Thank you for this! A few higher ed folks as well as fellow social entrepreneurs and I are going to

Nov 22

Nov 15

Online Panel Discussion: This Sunday

Hello: Looking for something FUN to do this Sunday? Consider joining us at: Play in Higher Education:

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Online Panel Discussion: This Sunday

Hello: Looking for something FUN to do this Sunday? Consider joining us at: Play in Higher Education:

Nov 15

Nov 12

3 more Days to Global Playshop

Dear all, Hope everyone is keeping well! I would like to share that the Global Playshop is happening

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3 more Days to Global Playshop

Dear all, Hope everyone is keeping well! I would like to share that the Global Playshop is happening

Nov 12

Entrepreneurial Learning, … Livia Alexander4

Nov 11

Can you help us with our Call for Abstracts on Alt-Play in Higher Ed🙏

Good morning from Barcelona (Spain), Gwen. Wow, thank you so much. We truly appreciate your kind

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Can you help us with our Call for Abstracts on Alt-Play in Higher Ed🙏

Good morning from Barcelona (Spain), Gwen. Wow, thank you so much. We truly appreciate your kind

Nov 11

Carrie Lobman, Hikaru (LOU) Hie2

Nov 9

Play Conference Opportunity

Hi Carrie, Thank you so much for this wonderful information! This sounds thrilling to me!! but

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Play Conference Opportunity

Hi Carrie, Thank you so much for this wonderful information! This sounds thrilling to me!! but

Nov 9

Oct 30

Fwd: [Gamesnetwork] Call for Contributions: Games for Higher Education

Hello: Cross-posting for those interested in educational games! >>> ---------- Forwarded

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Fwd: [Gamesnetwork] Call for Contributions: Games for Higher Education

Hello: Cross-posting for those interested in educational games! >>> ---------- Forwarded

Oct 30

Oct 18

Is there Something Going On? Play in Higher Ed around the world - Nov. 17 webinar

Hello friends, I am excited to share with you an upcoming event on November 17th at 2:30 - 4:00 pm:

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Is there Something Going On? Play in Higher Ed around the world - Nov. 17 webinar

Hello friends, I am excited to share with you an upcoming event on November 17th at 2:30 - 4:00 pm:

Oct 18

David Thomas, … Cindy Pury4

Oct 15

Free online workshop: Revitalize Your Teaching With Improv

Hi We will record the event and post it, as long as the attendees are all good with it! So, yes!

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Free online workshop: Revitalize Your Teaching With Improv

Hi We will record the event and post it, as long as the attendees are all good with it! So, yes!

Oct 15

Oct 15

Re: Digest for professors-at-play@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

What a wonderful opportunity! I have worked/played with Carrie, Gwen, and June and they are all

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Re: Digest for professors-at-play@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

What a wonderful opportunity! I have worked/played with Carrie, Gwen, and June and they are all

Oct 15

Oct 13

ACIREMA(esque?) simulation

Hello All, I'm looking to bring the ACIREMA simulation to my campus. The goal of the simulation

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ACIREMA(esque?) simulation

Hello All, I'm looking to bring the ACIREMA simulation to my campus. The goal of the simulation

Oct 13

Randall Fujimoto

Oct 11

Why Play at Work Can Inspire Employees to Take Risks

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_play_at_work_can_inspire_employees_to_take_risks

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Why Play at Work Can Inspire Employees to Take Risks

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_play_at_work_can_inspire_employees_to_take_risks

Oct 11

Oct 2

Online PlayBook: Get your techniques in!

Hello: Our latest blog is really just a reminder that the Professors at Play Online PlayBook

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Online PlayBook: Get your techniques in!

Hello: Our latest blog is really just a reminder that the Professors at Play Online PlayBook

Oct 2

David Thomas, … Richard Cheetham15

Sep 27

Announcing: Professors at Play AI PlayBook

Thank you for all the recent 'play information' much appreciated especially the AI resource

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Announcing: Professors at Play AI PlayBook

Thank you for all the recent 'play information' much appreciated especially the AI resource

Sep 27

Sep 26

Announcement: Play Story Press!

Our latest blog: https://professorsatplay.org/new-play-press/ Pasted below for your convenience! PLAY

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Announcement: Play Story Press!

Our latest blog: https://professorsatplay.org/new-play-press/ Pasted below for your convenience! PLAY

Sep 26

Sep 23

Play Story Press – An Open Community Publishing Consortium

We are excited to announce the founding of Play Story Press™, https://playstorypress.org, an open

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Play Story Press – An Open Community Publishing Consortium

We are excited to announce the founding of Play Story Press™, https://playstorypress.org, an open

Sep 23

Sep 19

Meaningful Play 2024

The Center for Transformational Play at Carnegie Mellon University invites you to join them for

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Meaningful Play 2024

The Center for Transformational Play at Carnegie Mellon University invites you to join them for

Sep 19

Sep 13

Job posting: National Institute for Play Admin Assistant

Have a grad student looking for some extra work this year? Here's a great opportunity to work

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Job posting: National Institute for Play Admin Assistant

Have a grad student looking for some extra work this year? Here's a great opportunity to work

Sep 13

Natasha Nurse-Clarke

Sep 11

NASAGA Conference Registration Open

Hi all, I learned about this group called NASAGA (North American Simulation and Gaming Association)

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NASAGA Conference Registration Open

Hi all, I learned about this group called NASAGA (North American Simulation and Gaming Association)

Sep 11

Sep 3

Submissions open: Professors at Play Online PlayBook

Happy September! We wanted to let everyone know that submissions for the Professors at Play Online

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Submissions open: Professors at Play Online PlayBook

Happy September! We wanted to let everyone know that submissions for the Professors at Play Online

Sep 3

Aug 23

Announcement: Play Story Press

Hello! I wanted to share the launch of a new academic publishing consortium, Play Story Press. In a

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Announcement: Play Story Press

Hello! I wanted to share the launch of a new academic publishing consortium, Play Story Press. In a

Aug 23

Aug 21

Unexpected Benefits of Play

A new Faculty Focus article we came across about the power of play in the classroom: https://www.

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Unexpected Benefits of Play

A new Faculty Focus article we came across about the power of play in the classroom: https://www.

Aug 21

Aug 20

Fwd: [Gamesnetwork] New Book Announcement—Arts for Health: Games

Cross-posting from another list. This one looks interesting! >> Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled

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Fwd: [Gamesnetwork] New Book Announcement—Arts for Health: Games

Cross-posting from another list. This one looks interesting! >> Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled

Aug 20

Aug 1

Need Early Readers and Feedback for my Playful Humans Book

Hey playmates! I just finished the first draft of my new book about rediscovering the power of play

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Need Early Readers and Feedback for my Playful Humans Book

Hey playmates! I just finished the first draft of my new book about rediscovering the power of play

Aug 1

Aug 1

Serious Play 2024

Hello Colleagues! A final announcement for Serious Play 2024, which will take place August 12 - 14 at

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Serious Play 2024

Hello Colleagues! A final announcement for Serious Play 2024, which will take place August 12 - 14 at

Aug 1

Jeffrey Younger, … Suzanne Ensmann (Dr. Suz)3

Jul 31

Re: Digest for professors-at-play@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Serious game enthusiasts! We've finally brought our serious game to life in a VR environment! Our

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Re: Digest for professors-at-play@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Serious game enthusiasts! We've finally brought our serious game to life in a VR environment! Our

Jul 31

Jul 31

Looking for improvisers in higher education to endorse my edited book

Hello Professors at Play Community, I'm thrilled to share that my edited book with Palgrave,

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Looking for improvisers in higher education to endorse my edited book

Hello Professors at Play Community, I'm thrilled to share that my edited book with Palgrave,

Jul 31

Yajur Lath, … Christine Erin Alexander4

Jun 18

Seeking Insights and Support for an Education + Entertainment Startup

Looks fun! In my experience bringing playful strategies into schools in the USA, teachers (and

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Seeking Insights and Support for an Education + Entertainment Startup

Looks fun! In my experience bringing playful strategies into schools in the USA, teachers (and

Jun 18

Christa Tipton, … Christine Erin Alexander6

Jun 15

Need help with play exercise related to grief and older adults

Thank you so much! These are great ideas! I really appreciate this feedback. Christa Tipton

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Need help with play exercise related to grief and older adults

Thank you so much! These are great ideas! I really appreciate this feedback. Christa Tipton

Jun 15

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