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Designing Play-Based Learning 

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Designing Play-Based Learning
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Overview

Explore concepts of learning through play and use play-based learning to transform the learning journeys of young children.

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

2,264

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

Credential

Certificate

Designing Play-Based Learning
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from Federation University
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Designing Play-Based Learning
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FutureLearn 
Course details

More about this course
  • Learning through play is crucial to a child's early development. But it can be hard to know how to create the conditions for learning experiences that are both enriching and educational.
  • On this two-week course from Federation University, you'll learn how to plan and design play-based learning experiences for children in primary education.
  • You'll start the course with an overview of play. You'll explore concepts of learning through play and begin to understand how play can enrich the learning experiences of young children.
  • You'll also look at the different types of educational experiences you can facilitate through play.
  • Once you've explored the value of play and play-based learning, you'll begin to design your own learning experiences.
  • Considering both indoor and outdoor play environments, you'll take a skills-based approach to devising suitable learning activities. You'll then have the opportunity to put those learning activities into practice.
  • By the end of the course, you'll have an in-depth understanding of play-based learning and the skills you need to facilitate learning experiences in a number of different learning environments.
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Designing Play-Based Learning
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Designing Play

Course overview

It's more than play

Analysing play

Play activities

Summary

Designing Play Spaces

Play environments

Indoor spaces

Outdoor spaces

The play-based learning facilitator

Conclusion

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