Nicola Whitton

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Nicola Whitton is an academic, author, and speaker.

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Nicola Whitton
Born1972
Known forEducation research

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Nicola Whitton is the Director of Durham Centre for Academic Development and a Professor of Education at Durham University. Prior to joining the University Whitton worked as a Professor of Professional Learning at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Whitton holds a doctorate in the use of educational games for learning and her research focuses on the play in adulthood, in particular games and learning in the context of Higher Education, and the potential of play in teaching, research, and academic practice.

Whitton's most recent projects have focused on the potential of escape room design for learning. Whitton has also published many books and articles in the field of playfulness, games and learning. Whitton was the founder of the Playful Learning Network [1] and former co-chair. Whitton also co-created the Playful Learning Conference [2] which she co-chaired for the first 5 years (2016-2022).

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References

  1. "About the Playful Learning Association". UWP. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  2. "Playful Learning Conference website". UWP. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-18.