RUMPUS research group

At @OpenUniversity. We research fun

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

Life's better when there's some fun. We're based at @OpenUniversity in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, and at RUMPUS, we explore fun!

[Emily Dowdeswell @intracommons]

Yes fun is key for children! But fun is important to learning from the playground all the way to research careers and beyond. In my doctoral study I unpack why fun matters.

@OUGradSch @Cambridge_Uni @GroupRumpus @CambridgeCandI
#WhatsFunGotToDoWithIt?

https://t.co/v5Efkdn5zJ

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

Hoorah! A @GroupRumpus PhD – The Relationship Between Fun And Learning: An Online Embodied Ethnography

[Sarah Huxley @Shux_ley]

If you want to consider #alternatives to #learning & education that are sensory, playful, and provocative...look no further👉

https://t.co/QtwBrtEYaZ

Love to hear if/how this connects with your own work?

@OU_ECYS @OU_CSGD @OUGradSch @nicwhitton @AlisonBucklerEd @GroupRumpus

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

One of my students, on Ericsson's deliberate practice: "Got it, play is all fun, no improvement; practice is all improvement, no fun."

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

I know the anti fun in primary school brigade won’t ‘like’ this tweet, but what fun are you up to on the last day of term?

[World Vision Zambia @WorldVisionZamo]

World Vision Zambia is implementing “The Learning Through Play” project, to help enrich learning and develop key skills such as curiosity, expression, experimentation, and teamwork.
#InternationalDayofEducation #LearningThroughPlay #QualityEducation
#Transformingchildrenslives

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

'in a future syllabus, I’d love to put joy, courage, compassion, confidence, vulnerability into the course learning goals! ' - great idea!

[Maha Bali, PhD مها بالي 🌵🇵🇸 @Bali_Maha]

Courage, Joy, and Other Intangible Learning Outcomes https://t.co/8loyj2y9wM

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

Great to see this tweet getting so much love

[Shamari K. Reid @shamarikreid]

In 2023 I wanna find colleagues in academia who are healthy people. people who prioritize fun, joy, rest, pleasure, passion, peace & love. And this is no shade to the academics who spend every waking hour being productive. That’s just not the life I want. There’s another way.

[Sarah Huxley @Shux_ley]

I pressed submit. 🥳 @WELSPGResearch @OUGradSch @GroupRumpus

[Steven Greenhouse @greenhousenyt]

A French court rules that companies can't fire workers for failing to be sufficiently "fun."

The ruling involved a Paris consulting firm that fired an employee for refusing to participate in after-work drinks & team-building activities
https://t.co/w0PHlDNlDB

[InnoPlay @InnoPlayUK]

Hello everyone! This week at Playful Labs (24/11) we will be looking at playful leadership! Everyone is welcome :)

[Ameena L. Payne (she/her) @ameenalpayne]

What makes me GLAD isn't going to all be academia-related but aspects that contribute to my overall happiness/mental well-being.

[Ameena L. Payne (she/her) @ameenalpayne]

Does anyone else journal as they're moving through their PhD? #AcademicChatter
Been doing weekly reflections & I've started incorporating GLAD (h/t Abida Haque), thinking about the week past where I'm grateful, achieved something, learned something, & found delight.

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

@AidHoover

[Ciléin Kearns @artibiotics]

My thesis ‘Can comics support healthcare & research?’. The research & art can be seen here: https://t.co/D79kDj16L8 The book is a personal copy to celebrate years of work, but one day I’d love to publish accessible art filled books! #graphicmedicine #scicomm @ClinResearchNZ

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

This looks such fun!

[Gay Lynn Drooger @gldrooger]

Whoever thought eye hand coordination activities could create such enjoyment!

[Maha Bali, PhD مها بالي 🌵🇵🇸 @Bali_Maha]

Tried sthg new today in my morning walk. I inserted a spring in my step. Such small change, such a huge difference 🤩

[LEGO Education @LEGO_Education]

Science = fun! We have 5 new FUN science lesson units for #SPIKEessential. ​Aligned to US #science standards, these lessons for Grades 1-5 expose students to a variety of #STEAM concepts through real-world problem solving. Discover thee lessons here: https://t.co/Jmvl1lLCIq

[RUMPUS research group @GroupRumpus]

@HughesHaili @R3beccaF @OUH880 @sharplm @herodotouc @laperryman @mweller

[Maarten Koeners @MKoeners]

BREAKING NEWS on the value of play in HE‼️@alisonrjames has published her new book which overflows with fantastic an beautifully written insights and includes a true smorgasbord of examples of play. All of which is shared with us for FREE😮👇👇
https://t.co/5N5VebQiT2

[Professors at Play @PlayProfessors]

Me to my kids: “hey guys, be sure to bring all the beach balls upstairs tonight because I need to take them to work tomorrow.” 😆
#professorsatplay #playinhighereducation