Play, Learning, and Teaching Outdoors Network (PLaTO-Net): International Consensus on Terminology, Taxonomy, and Ontology
Creators: name: Bentsen, Peter
name: Tremblay, Mark S.
name: De Lannoy, Louise
name: Lee, Eun-Young
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Purpose: The main goal of this symposium session is to present the overview, process, and outcome of this globally collaborative, interdisciplinary project aimed at achieving international consensus on terminology, taxonomy, and ontology of outdoor play, learning, and teaching. Description: The symposium session will be chaired by Professor Peter Bentsen. Three presenters (Professor Mark S. Tremblay, Dr. Louise de Lannoy, and Dr. Eun-Young Lee) will present on the overview, process, and outcome of the consensus project. Chair: Professor Peter Bentsen, Director, Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Frederiksberg Hospital &amp; Affiliated Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Presenter 1: Professor Mark S. Tremblay, Director, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada. Title: Vision, mission, and ethos of the PLaTO-Net Description: Professor Tremblay will provide an overview of the vision, mission, and ethos of the PLaTO-Net (Play, Learning, and Teaching Outdoors Network), a global network of thought-leaders interested in advancing research and practice related to outdoor play, risky play, outdoor learning and teaching through play. Presenter 2: Dr. Louise de Lannoy, Research Manager, Outdoor Play Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Title: Process of the PLaTO-Net International Consensus Project on Terminology, Taxonomy, and Ontology Description: Dr. de Lannoy will present the four-phase process of the PLaTO-Net international consensus project: 1) a systematic scoping review, 2) terminology, taxonomy, and ontology development, 3) international consensus, and 4) knowledge translation and dissemination. Presenter 3: Dr. Eun-Young Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Title: Outcome of the PLaTO-Net International Consensus Project on Terminology, Taxonomy, and Ontology Description: Dr. Lee will present on the resultant outcomes of the international consensus project, which will include an overarching ontological model that expresses the intertwined and dynamic relationships between outdoor play, learning, and teaching. Working definitions and caveats on key and emerging terms will also be presented. Results: Development of clear, standardized terminology, taxonomy, and ontology will help researchers and practitioners gain clarity on outdoor play, learning, and teaching as they evolve and diversify their approaches, content, and contexts over time and across different countries, cultures, and settings. Conclusions: Clarifying terminology, taxonomy, and ontology will contribute to advancing research, policy, and practice in outdoor play, learning, and teaching given their increasing importance in human, animal, and plant life in the wake of climate change and environmental degradation, and the health and environmental injustices and inequities that follow in relation to access to outdoor spaces. Funding: This project is supported in part from a grant from The Lawson Foundation.
description: The Health &amp; Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress