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Playful pedagogy – by Jen Chalkley

Posted on 21/03/202521/03/2025

As part of her PhD research on the use of construction toys in architectural design processes, Jennifer Chalkley adopted Lego Serious Play method. This allowed her to explore the power of metaphor helping student and staff participants to engage in dialogue, collaborate to create and iterate ideas, overall engaging in a more playful design pedagogy.

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