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Learning through play is a term used in education and psychology to describe how a child can learn to make sense of the world around them. Through play children can develop social and cognitive skills, mature emotionally, and gain the self-confidence required to engage in new experiences and environments.
Whitton was the founder of the Playful Learning Network [1] and former co-chair. Whitton also co-created the Playful Learning Conference [2] which she co-chaired for the first 5 years (2016-2022). Whitton's most recent publication (2022) Play and Learning in Adulthood: Reimagining Pedagogy and the Politics of Education available at Amazon.
An advocate of the importance of play and playful education in early childhood, she is a founder and member of the executive committee of The Ultimate Block Party which drew more than 50,000 people to its inaugural event at Central Park in New York City in October 2010.
The child’s intrinsic motivations, curiosities, and emerging understanding of the world serve as the sole compass guiding their playful exploration. [1] [5] Furthermore, free play often involves symbolic representation, where objects or actions take on different meanings, reflecting a child’s developing imagination and narrative abilities.
Her research interests include engineering pedagogy and education for PK-12 students, design for aging populations, as well as synthetic jet propulsion. [2] Thomas is the founder and director of the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, where she leads students in exercises to understand the “playful side of engineering.”
Harel developed MaMaMedia based largely on her research in the MIT Media Lab in the educational principles of constructionism. The site provided web users with a range of "playful learning" activities and projects, [7] publishing the first print magazine for children about the Internet, MaMaMedia: A Kid's Guide to the Net. [8]
In addition, she is one of the founders of the Ultimate Block Party movement, an event that took place in Central Park to celebrate playful learning. [8] It attracted over 50,000 people. [9] Other Ultimate Block Parties were held in Toronto, Canada, and Baltimore, Maryland. [10] Golinkoff does development work for childhood education company ...
The site provided web users with a range of "playful learning" activities and projects. [ 2 ] Between 1996 and 2000, the company developed and grew in the emerging Internet and print marketplaces, publishing the first print magazine for children about the Internet, MaMaMedia: A Kid's Guide to the Net .