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Digital play and learning

In: How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity

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  • Nicola Whitton

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The use and acceptability of digital play in higher education has been growing over the past 50 years, from role play and business simulations to digital game-based learning, serious games, and post-digital play. Play takes place in a ‘magic circle’ where the rules of engagement are different from the real world, which allows for the exploration of new possibilities without consequences outside the safe environment of play. The magic circle can support learning in higher education in three ways: first, by providing a space for the development of inclusive learning communities; second, by providing safe environments in which students can learn from their mistakes; and third, by fostering intrinsic motivation and engagement. Despite its pedagogic benefits, play can have its limitations and it is important to ensure that is acceptable, inclusive, and accessible to all learners.

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  • Nicola Whitton, 2024. "Digital play and learning," Chapters, in: Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin & Donna Lanclos & Tom Farrelly (ed.), How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity, chapter 17, pages 141-148, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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