aishe-talk: Tony Buzan at the University of Limerick

["Sarah.Moore" <Sarah.Moore@ul.ie>]

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To all AISHE members

Announcing two upcoming events at the Unversity of Limerick

As part of our Spring Teaching and Learning Series (full programme available
on request), the following key workshops may be of particular interest to
Aishe members:

1.  'Wise lovers: An Education for Players' - Pat Kane, Feb 14th 10am -
12noon
>From Rousseau to Paiget, from Reggio Emilia to Sesame Street, the practical
and theoretical relationship between education and play has been complex and
contested.  Yet in a society where the values of "play" have become as much
the province of adults as children - through revolutions in technology,
economy, mobility, gender, expressive culture and spirituality - the
function of education has to be reimagined.

What kind of life narratives, gained through education, are appropriate to a
"runaway world" (A. Giddens) of permanent flux and change?  We know how to
educate the worker - but that increasingly points towards a stable image of
society that no longer exists.  And children and young adults are often
educating their teachers about what it means to be a player - through their
gaming, texting, networks, self-imaginings and friendships, their
multi-literacies of all kinds.

How can pedagogy catch up, and mesh its traditions with the nascent
civilisation of play?  Is there a "play ethic" - an overall picture of the
aims of education in a complex and dynamic age - that might guide educators
in their practice?

Pat Kane is director of ThePlayEthic.com, a cultural consultancy based in
Glasgow, Scotland.  Since its founding in October 2000, Pat Kane's clients
have included Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Lowe Lintas, St. Luke's, Demos, Forum
for the Future, the Design Council, Poiesis/Power of the Arts, The Strategic
Futures Unit @ The Cabinet Office, International Futures Forum/BP, the
Association of the Directors of Social Work (ADSW), and the International
Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA).

He is developing a comprehensive "play audit" for organisations,
institutions and enterprises, based on his cutting-edge research into the
past, present and future of ludic culture.  Pat Kane is also writing a book
for Macmillan about the ideas and practice of the modern player, titled "The
Play Ethic: Living Creatively in the New Century", due out in late 2003.  
He is a regular commentator for UK publications like the Independent and the
Sunday Times, and for the Sunday Herald in Scotland.  In the 90's he was a
political activist for Scottish self-government (now achieved!).  In the
80's Pat was one half of the jazz-pop group Hue & Cry (performing with James
Brown, Ray Charles, Madonna, Simply Red, among many others), and is still
writing, playing and recording today.

2. 'Making the most of your brain and helping your students to do the same'
Tony Buzan - 1 day workshop (9.30am - 5pm), March 27th
Tony Buzan's workshop will help participants to tap into their intellectual
potential in creative and interesting ways.  By using the now renowned 'mind
mapping techniques' he will show how we can become more active, effective
and motivated members of our learning community.

An outstanding speaker, Tony Buzan, is the creator of Mind Maps, the
originator of the concept of Mental Literacy and author of numerous best
selling books on the brain and thinking.  In 1968, Tony was working in
London as Editor of the Mensa International Journal and successfully
teaching "impossible learners" when the BBC asked him to host an educational
series called 'Use Your Head'.  
This innovative programme began successful 25 year collaboration with the
BBC.  He is the holder of the World Record for Creative I.Q.  Tony
established the 'Brain Foundation', which organises the 'World Memory
Championships'.  Tony is head of an international network of Brain Clubs and
is co-founder of the 'International Mind Sports Olympiad'.  In addition,
much of his work is devoted to helping those with learning disabilities.

FOR MORE DETAILS OF THESE AND OTHER UL TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHOPS,
PLEASE CONTACT MAURA MURPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK'S CENTRE FOR
TEACHING AND LEARNING (Maura.Murphy@ul.ie) 


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