East Stroudsburg University\u2019s Provost\u2019s Colloquium Series, an intellectual experience that promotes dialogue among ESU faculty, staff, students, and community, continues this spring with a presentation by Ahmed Yousof, Ph.D., assistant professor of digital media technologies. The presentation \u201cPedagogy of Play\u201d will take place on Wednesday, February 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Beers Lecture Hall. The lecture is open to the public at no cost.<\/p>\n
\u201cPedagogy of Play\u201d aims to turn students from passive learners, or gamers, into productive learners who creatively design and control their learning experience. Dr. Yousof will lead an interactive workshop on using \u201cserious play\u201d as a pedagogical tool in the classroom to promote critical thinking and innovation. Serious play is defined as active engagement that is pleasurable for its own sake and includes a make-believe quality. The hands-on workshop will inform how to use serious play to teach students about communication, creative and artful thinking, and problem-solving techniques. LEGO Education\u00ae Bricks will be used with participants to experience the basic phases of serious play including challenge, build, and share.<\/p>\n