Virtual Event
Grad Co Talk
March 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event
The Playful Scholar: How Games and Play Can Innovate Teaching and Research
Matthew Farber, PhD & William Merchant, PhD
March 26 | 12:00–1:00 PM | Virtual
This webinar explores how play can meaningfully enrich research methodologies and teaching practices in higher education and beyond. Drawing on insights from an open-access book and classroom-tested strategies, the session positions play as a rigorous mode of inquiry that supports curiosity, experimentation, and sense-making. Participants will examine how games, role-play, design challenges, and improvisational structures can deepen engagement, surface new questions, and broaden access to knowledge across diverse learning communities.