Blog of Susannah Quinsee about life, work, parenthood and play
I forgot to blog on Monday as usual as my Mum was here and travelling to the US for Thanksgiving so I was putting her in a taxi then going straight into meetings. I just started reading Atomic Habits this Continue reading 3 (later!) things
Last week was, well, quite a week! It seemed to shoot by and there was a lot going on, a lot of it not all planned. So…. As I wrote this I wondered what this even means – how can Continue reading 3 things
I had the pleasure of speaking at WonkHE and Adobe’s Educational Espresso at the end of May. The subject was “pedagogy and playfulness” and I confess to having a “I’m so not qualified to speak on this” imposter syndrome moment. Continue reading Playful leadership: 10 reasons to use play in leadership
I’ve had a new box of IKEA Lego on my desk for AGES and not had the opportunity to open it or play with it. Shocking! So as a bit of fun on a Friday I decided to create my Continue reading Playing around with unboxing
Whilst studying for my PhD, I read a lot of Adriene Rich, as her work on gender and sexuality provided a useful critical context for my work on androgyny, particularly On Lies, Secrets and Silence. She also wrote an essay Continue reading A Ball is for Throwing, Adrienne Rich
I originally started this blog post in February 2020 when I wanted to restart blogging. It took a global pandemic to get me started again and I still wanted to post this as there are things in it that still Continue reading 2020 intentions – from February to October
I’ve been thinking a lot about play recently. Well ok ever since I did the Lego Serious Play (LSP) course (and before that maybe) and particularly given that my living room and most of the house is covered in Lego Continue reading Play
I’m at the 21st International Conference on Learning in New York City. This is very exciting as its my first international conference in a long time – since at least 2011. Its great to get out and about again so that Continue reading Reflections on learning