learning playgrounds | design is a party

how might we design learning experiences that encourage play and experimentation?

learning playgrounds May 21, 2020 As we grow older, our learning experiences start to look less like this... ... and more like this. Our readings start to look less like this... ... and more like this. Our classrooms start to look less like this... ...and more like this. What ever happened to nap time and recess? Why do we assume that adults suddenly gain an infinite attention span to absorb 🧽 knowledge? As we grow older, we begin to believe that play is immature or childish. We learn to "grow out of it" and become "professionals." During my time at Khan Academy, one of my proudest moments wa

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