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SUMMARY:PEDAL Inaugural Research Seminar - Play & Learning in Finnish Educ
 ation Policy & Practice - Professor Kristiina Kumpulainen\, University of 
 Helsinki
DTSTART:20160119T163000Z
DTEND:20160119T180000Z
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CONTACT:Charity Green
DESCRIPTION:Play is a serious matter for young children across all culture
 s. This is evidenced by the passionate\, intensive and energetic engagemen
 t many children invest in this activity. Play experiences are widely recog
 nised to create the foundation for a child’s healthy and holistic develo
 pment. In Finland opportunities for play are highly regarded in the educat
 ion of children under seven years old\, and the interest in playful learni
 ng has extended to the education of older children and even adults.\n\nPro
 fessor Kumpulainen’s talk will reflect on current international research
  and how this evidence is reflected in Finnish education policy and practi
 ce.\n\nIt will show how play and learning is also about playing with learn
 ing. The talk will end by considering the changing landscape of play in th
 e digital era and its consequences for children’s learning\, educational
  practice and teacher professional competencies.\n\nKristiina Kumpulainen 
 is Professor of Education at the Department of Teacher Education at the Fa
 culty of Behavioural Sciences\, University of Helsinki. She is a founding 
 member and the scientific director of the Playful Learning Center (www.plc
 helsinki.fi). She has also served as the Director of the Information and E
 valuation Services Unit at the Finnish National Board of Education before 
 her current position. She received her PhD in Education from the Universit
 y of Exeter in 1994.\n
LOCATION:Auditorium in Mary Allan Building\, Homerton College\, Cambridge
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