Nic Whitton

Author

Nic Whitton

Professor of Digital Learning and Play

Nic Whitton is Professor of Digital Learning and Play at Northumbria University where she teaches video game design and researches the relationship between play and learning in adulthood. She is co-founder of the Playful Learning Association and Playful Learning Conference.

2 pieces

Newest first, since June 2021

  1. · Comment

    The case for playful leadership

    Openness, creativity, honesty, humility – Nic Whitton and Alex Moseley make the counterintuitive case for playfulness in higher education leadership

    With Alex Moseley

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    Why the teaching legacy from the pandemic must be more than digital

    Nicola Whitton and Lawrie Phipps believe the time is ripe to continue testing out new ways of teaching.

    With Lawrie Phipps