{"id":19886,"date":"2025-03-25T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=19886"},"modified":"2025-03-25T12:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:28:46","slug":"professors-at-play-playposium-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2025\/03\/25\/professors-at-play-playposium-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Professors at Play Playposium 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Professors at Play Playposium 2025<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Are you ready to trade in your lecture hall for a mountain lodge? To gather with curious, creative educators who believe learning should be as joyful as it is transformative?\u00a0<strong>Join us for the Professors at Play Playposium 2025 taking place June 23\u201326<\/strong> at the\u00a0<strong>University of Denver\u2019s Kennedy Mountain Campus.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>We\u2019re thrilled to announce that Stuart Brown\u2019s\u00a0<strong>National Institute for Play<\/strong>\u00a0has teamed up with\u00a0<strong>Professors at Play<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Unlikely Collaborators<\/strong>\u00a0to co-create this year&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Playposium<\/em>\u2014an immersive gathering at the intersection of retreat, workshop, and conference&#8230; with plenty of space for outdoor adventure and soul-filling restoration.<\/div>\n<div><strong>What is a Playposium, you ask?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s not your average academic conference. It\u2019s a\u00a0<strong>playful, purposeful, and powerful experience<\/strong>\u00a0designed for higher ed faculty, educators, and play professionals who want to:<\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Explore the science and practice of play in learning, leadership, and well-being<\/li>\n<li>Engage with hands-on experiences, thought-provoking keynotes, and collaborative workshops<\/li>\n<li>Reflect on how play disrupts rigid systems, expands creativity, and shifts the \u201cPerception Box\u201d we all carry<\/li>\n<li>Reconnect\u2014with yourself, your colleagues, and the reason you started teaching in the first place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>This year, we\u2019re bringing the Playposium to the\u00a0<strong>Colorado Rockies<\/strong>, just outside of Denver. Expect meaningful conversation, belly laughs, fresh mountain air, and maybe even a s\u2019more or two.<\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gz8n5NsB\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Questions? Email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Hello@playposium.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello@playposium.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/playposium.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">playposium.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $1000 \u2014 Includes round-trip transportation from DU to the Kennedy Mountain Campus, lodging, all meals, programming, and activities. (And yes, we think it\u2019s a steal too.)<\/div>\n<div>This event is a\u00a0<strong>labor of love<\/strong><b>,<\/b>\u00a0not a profit engine. Thanks to the generous support of our partners, we\u2019ve created something truly special\u2014an academic gathering where you can actually\u00a0<em>breathe<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>reimagine<\/em>\u00a0what\u2019s possible.<\/div>\n<div>Please share with fellow faculty, campus innovators, and anyone who could use a little more play in their life.<\/div>\n<div>We\u2019d love to have you with us.<br \/>\nLet\u2019s keep this\u00a0<strong>Playvolution<\/strong>\u00a0going\u2014together.<\/div>\n<div>#playislearning #playisleadership #playposium2025 #professorsatplay #highered<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professors at Play Playposium 2025 Are you ready to trade in your lecture hall for a mountain lodge? To gather with curious, creative educators who believe learning should be as joyful as it is transformative?\u00a0Join us for the Professors at Play Playposium 2025 taking place June 23\u201326 at the\u00a0University of Denver\u2019s Kennedy Mountain Campus. 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