LEGO Bento is a practical and playful workshop to train staff within Higher Education to deploy LEGO-based activities in support of teaching and learning. The session explores delivery of LEGO-A-GO-GO; a teaching and learning variation of LEGO Serious Play methodology. LEGO-A-GO-GO is an interactive and engaging method for problem solving; regardless of discipline, learning level, or topic area. Application of the method results in a rich environment that facilitates a deep learning experience. Utilising the L·E·A·R·N framework, LAGG creates a learning model that delivers quality by placing the student at the centre of the learning experience.

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#Lego
#Bento
#Training
Friday 13th October 2019
Oliver Wood
Learning Innovation Associate
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2. Housekeeping
No fire alarms are scheduled.
Nearest exit is the main stairwell.
Toilets can be found at the top of the
main stairwell.
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3. Chibuzo Ejiogu
“My students couldn’t wait to get their
hands on the LEGO as soon as they
saw it in class, they absolutely loved it!
LEGO unleashes creativity, teamwork,
strategic thinking and engagement.”
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5. LEGO® Serious Play
lego.com/en-gb/seriousplay
An innovative research-based process designed to
enhance innovation and business performance.
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LEGO-A-GO-GO
flipped.coventry.ac.uk/lego
A light-touch variant of LEGO® Serious Play
designed by Coventry University specifically for
teaching and learning in Higher Education.

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1 Introduction
Introduce LEGO® as a concept.
Introduce the concept of the session and
frame the activity as a prototyping exercise
and not as a toy.

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2 Icebreaker
Provide a simple icebreaker to start the play.
A short non-subject related icebreaker can
help engage students and provide buy-in to
the rest of the session.

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3 Background
Explain the background to LEGO-A-GO-GO.
Explain how LAGG is based upon Serious
Play methodology and is well grounded in
both practice and research. Use this as a
further opportunity to buy participants into
the value of LEGO-based activities.

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4 Explain
Set the rules.
Explain to participants that they will be
required to build a metaphorical model based
on a question/topic to be revealed to them.
There are no right or wrong answers.

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5 Locate / Evaluate
Provide an open-ended question for
participants to explore.
Give participants an open-ended question/
topic open to interpretation. Provide a set
amount of time for them to build a response
and prepare a presentation back to the room.

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6 Articulate
Participants present their responses.
Ask participants to share their models with
the rest of the room. Think of the model as a
presentation slide - something to be used as
an aid-memoir.

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7 Re-Evaluate
Participants re-build their models based on
the class presentations.
Provide time for participants to re-work or
combine models to develop a more nuanced
answer in response to your chosen question
or topic.

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8 Naturalise
Participants re-present their responses.
Ask participants to re-present their
responses and contextualise their answers in
relation to the rest of the topic, module, or
course. Encourage participants to join the
dots between different ideas, theories and
modules to naturalise their understanding.

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9 Share
Participants take photographs of their
models and share to an online portal.
Provide participants with a link to an online
portal for them to collect their models
together and act as an archive of the session.

16. #BuildTime
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17. Build a metaphorical
model of the ideal student.
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19. Build a metaphorical model
of the ideal academic.
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20. #Share
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21. Anh L.H. Tran
“In my class yesterday, I had 10 mins
left and I pulled out the Lego you gifted
and did a “quick & dirty” build and
present with 20 master students. It
went excellently and I got deep
philosophical ideas from them…. from
lego in 10 mins!!!! AWESOME!”
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