Being Play Responsive Lies at the Heart of the Original Learning Approach

A paper I wrote to submit to a book, then backed out because I was unsure of my voice with this more academic tone

Introduction

The Original Learning Approach (OLA) started as a personal space to explore how play, learning and teaching are interwoven and enhance each other. I have continued my exploration of Original Learning within an Indigenous paradigm (Kuokkanen, 2000) focusing on practical knowledge and storytelling more than theoretical knowings to avoid, as mu…