PSY 198A The Magic of Play=Designing Playful Learning Environments I
This course will introduce students to the ways children across cultures and communities learn and develop through play. With emphasis on learning in contexts outside of the classroom (e.g. at home or in the community), students will learn about how young children learn through play, including types of play and factors that facilitate or prevent playful learning (e.g. the role of parents and adults). In addition, students in this course will learn art techniques and about how to design products and spaces for play and learning. In this first of two-part series on Play and Learning, students will go into a community organization serving children, conduct a needs assessment, and apply art and psychology course concepts to identify, research, and propose a product (exhibit, research toy, etc.) that fulfills an existing need for those children and families. Carries an Art lab fee. GE 6A when linked with ART 198B/PSY 198B.
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