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LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) workshop: Learning to learn with Chrissi Nerantzi
1. Learning to learn at Uni
using the LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) Method
Building individual & shared models & stories
with Chrissi Nerantzi, certified LSP facilitator
c.nerantzi@mmu.ac.uk
@chrissinerantzi
2. Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will be
able to...
• reflect on how you learn
• discuss effective learning strategies
• identify opportunities to enhance your own
learning strategies
3. Why? To increase...
• Insight
• Confidence
• Commitment
When?
Collective intelligence
•Goal (A->B)
•Complex process
•Sharing for a purpose
•Community feel, safe
place
4. theoretical underpinning
“learning by making”
Constructionism
(Papert)
“In flow”
(Csikszentmihalyi)
LSP
“hard fun”
(Papert)
“new understanding
through metaphors”
(Schön)
8. Task 1: Build a tower
Task 2: Build a model following the
instructions
Task 3: Modify your model to capture the
importance of learning for you. When
sharing introduce yourself also to the
group.
16. Task 1: Write about an event that
happened to you as a student.
Task 2: Play out key events and
discuss impact of these to your
identity as a student.
18. Task 1: What have you learnt from the past? Build a
model that captures one specific learning point. Add a
short caption.
Task 2: Bring all models together and vote for the most
important learning points to become Simple Guiding
Principles for effective learning.
Task 3: Invite students to reflect on the Simple Guiding
Principles and the potential impact of these on
learning.
19. Reflect
• What is your
desired outcome?
• What could you
try?
• What are you going
to try?
20. Learning to learn at Uni
using LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) Method
Building individual & shared models & stories
with Chrissi Nerantzi, certified LSP facilitator
c.nerantzi@mmu.ac.uk
@chrissinerantzi