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Jo Chih Soh, a doctorate student at the Faculty of Education, shares some great advice for setting up and using your LinkedIn professional profile and utilising the LinkedIn Learning at Cambridge training resources for preparing and becoming career ready for employment.

Jon Chiffins, IT Manager, and Connor Carter, Senior IT Technician, describe their experience of implementing and using Booker, the University's room booking system, at the Faculty of Education.

http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/pedal Join PEDAL for a public lecture by world-renowned psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, evaluating the evidence for the importance of free play and guided play as a catalyst for learning in social and cognitive development. Kathy will explore why play, particularly guided play, might offer a successful midway position between the warring factions of playful and didactic approaches to early childhood education. Kathy argues that it is possible to have strong curricular goals that are presented to children within a playful pedagogy. Prof Hirsh-Pasek’s work is trying to understand the link between play and learning by researching both free and guided play, and advocating for more time for play in order for children to thrive academically.

http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/pedal Join PEDAL for a public lecture by world-renowned psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, evaluating the evidence for the importance of free play and guided play as a catalyst for learning in social and cognitive development. Kathy will explore why play, particularly guided play, might offer a successful midway position between the warring factions of playful and didactic approaches to early childhood education. Kathy argues that it is possible to have strong curricular goals that are presented to children within a playful pedagogy. Prof Hirsh-Pasek’s work is trying to understand the link between play and learning by researching both free and guided play, and advocating for more time for play in order for children to thrive academically.

As one of the leading international proponents of play as part of education and learning, David Whitebread's fascinating career led up to the creation of the PEDAL research centre with funding from the LEGO Foundation. Here, David gives us an insight into his career as an early year's educator, University lecturer, and continual researcher, with the world premier of his theory of play! With words of thanks from John Goodwin (LEGO Foundation), Geoff Hayward (Faculty of Education), and short talks from past PhD students Kate Noble, Maria Eracleous & Martina Kuvalja. The event finishes off with two videos - the first created by David's daughter, Sarah, and the second by past PhD students Dave Neale & Matt Somerville.

As one of the leading international proponents of play as part of education and learning, David Whitebread's fascinating career led up to the creation of the PEDAL research centre with funding from the LEGO Foundation. Here, David gives us an insight into his career as an early year's educator, University lecturer, and continual researcher, with the world premier of his theory of play! With words of thanks from John Goodwin (LEGO Foundation), Geoff Hayward (Faculty of Education), and short talks from past PhD students Kate Noble, Maria Eracleous & Martina Kuvalja. The event finishes off with two videos - the first created by David's daughter, Sarah, and the second by past PhD students Dave Neale & Matt Somerville.

This video shows highlights of the REAL Centre Launch containing key elements of the opening speech, excerpts from keynote speakers and a summary of key points from the afternoon.