Creating a Playful Conversational Learning Space using Surrealism and Podcasting

Abstract

<strong>This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.</strong> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Innovative spaces for learning in highereducation have emerged through consideration of both play and the use of media.This case study reports and reflects on a playful model of media-enhancedlearning that brings these interests together. Using the game of ExquisiteCorpse as its starting point, the study proposes a playful conversation-basedpedagogic model. A serial podcast was designed by the authors as anexperimental space. Developed iteratively over 30 episodes, the podcast usesthe conceit of constructing a creature, one body part at a time, as the basisfor framing constructive learning conversations. The study dissects themethodology underpinning the Exquisite Education podcast and argues for itswider application as a rich, playful pedagogic framework. In the process, ananalysis of the attributes that combine to create this playful learning spacesuggest other games may be adopted as conversational frameworks. Conclusionsfocus on the value of voice, liberating structures, and play and rapport inbuilding an engaging scaffold for learning conversations.</span>