LILAC Keynote – Playful and compassionate approaches for inclusive Information Literacy instruction

Notes for LILAC KeynoteDownload lilac-24-keynote-slidesDownload File above are the slides and some extensive notes (including material generated by attendees during the talk) from my Keynote at LIL…

LILAC

LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative teaching techniques, inspiring speakers and exciting social events.

Playbrarian - trainer, speaker, writer.

15 play experts' vision for a more playful future

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The current state of the world can negatively impact mental and physical health. Play has been show to be</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> a powerful tool to help adults recover a sense of well-being; h</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">owever, play is commonly excluded from adult life due to beliefs that play is childish, trivial, and a waste of time. This article reports the findings of an iterative, three-round Delphi study which created a communication process among a panel of 15 play experts to better understand a) play’s definition/essence, b) play’s place in society, c) the existence of the decline in play with age, d) current play advocacy efforts, and e) the overall lack of research on play in adulthood. Panelists</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> indicated an influential component of changing adults’ relationship to play is by accessing them on an emotional level. Therefore, instead of reporting the results traditionally, the data are presented as a poem which emotionally communicates the experts’ dream for a better future of play.</span>

Making games for adult learning workshops

A partly formed game board made from paper and post-it notes. Several game pieces are spread across the table and you can see two peoples hands in shot, creating a game. I’ve run these worksh…