Would Rotten Tomatoes rate your learning design as hot or stale?
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In this episode Mark and Rebecca jump to the very end of the learning design process and ask how you evaluate whether your design actually worked. We use Rotten Tomatoes as our way in, critics vs audiences, fresh vs rotten, and what a single thumbs bup or thumbs down can and can’t tell you. Along… Continue reading Would Rotten Tomatoes rate your learning design as hot or stale?
Is the feedback on Strictly a fab-u-lous model for educators?
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In this episode Mike, Mark and Rebecca take to the floor to ask whether the feedback dished out by the judges on Strictly Come Dancing is actually a surprisingly good model for educators. We look at what makes feedback useful in the first place, why a number on its own doesn’t tell you very much,… Continue reading Is the feedback on Strictly a fab-u-lous model for educators?
Does Stand By Me put us on the right track for embodied learning?
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In this episode (we’ve gone back and counted them, this is number 59 of our pop culture pedagogy mash-ups!) Rebecca and Mark chat with Richard Treves, a fellow Learning Designer and Educator and member of the Playful Learning Association. Richard has a background in the geosciences—geology, maps, and geography. He works at the River Restoration… Continue reading Does Stand By Me put us on the right track for embodied learning?
Would an AI Learning Design have helped the Sorcerer's Apprentice?
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How can we ensure students are equipped to deal with AI? What are the benefits of incorporating AI awareness into our learning designs? What are the risks? How can we get the floor cleaned more easily without getting swamped? In this episode, Mark and Rebecca talk to Olivia Rowland and Alice Chapman of Arden University… Continue reading Would an AI Learning Design have helped the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?
In this diary/conference-in-a-pod episode, Mike shares his hot-off-the-press pre and post session reflections, live(ish) from the Playful Learning Conference 2026. Massive thanks again to the committee for a brilliant few days, to all of the presenters for pulling out the stops for a rollercoaster of awesome activity, and to everyone who sat down and had… Continue reading Playful Learning 2026 – Mike’s Conference Diary
