In Episode 2, the team from the Plug in Play initiative in Rwanda joins the Participate team to discuss the impact of communities of practice. The conversation focuses on both in-person and the the online community of practice, Tinkerspace, that joins partners across countries participating in the Learning Through Play initiative funded by the Lego Foundation.

Since 2021, the Tech & Play community of practice, TInkerspace, has provided a space for research partners to share their experiences, resources, and insights with one another. Now that we are in the final year of the program, we are taking the opportunity to invite implementers, researchers, and specialist partners to reflect on their journey within this community.

This podcast series has two main goals. First, to have partners look back and reflect on their experience in the community – what worked well and what could have been done better. It’s a learning experience for the whole community. Secondly, partners are invited to look forward and think about how they want to leverage the networks and relationships they have built over the past four years.

Host Julie Keane and recurring guest, Kimm Murfitt, come back to discuss highlights from the Sustainability series with partners from Learning LEGO Foundation’s Tech and Play Initiative. Participate is supporting the initiative with an online Community of Practice, Tinkerspace, that brings together a diverse group of partner organizations across the globe dedicated to the Lego Foundation’s goal of supporting Learning Through Play. This episode includes a discussion and highlights from each of the four partner projects: The Creative Schools team in Brazil, KPLAY team in Kenya, the Play@Heart team in Denmark, and the Plug in Play team from Rwanda.