Part of the Spring 2025 Conversations Centering International and Multilingual Students:

Ready, set, let’s focus on fun! We’ll turn to current trends in higher education of infusing more play in instruction. Lisa Forbes, Professors at Play, states that “Play has the ability to create connections, reduce stress, is student-centered and humanistic, allows students to overcome anxiety and fear of vulnerability, primes them for learning, is a vehicle for application of theory and skill acquisition, and produces longer-lasting learning.” In this session we’ll consider how fun and a playful mindset can engage learning in globally and linguistically diverse classrooms.