WODE 2026 Convening
TM

Dr. Tom Mboya

Founder, CoPIE; Lead Ecosystem & Assistant Director

Teacher Service Commission, Kenya

Session

Experiential Playful Learning Opportunities and Realities (EXPLORE) Café

Session Abstract

This breakout session invites educators and practitioners to explore experiential and play-based learning as a catalyst for competency development. Through an EXPLORE Café format, participants engage with hands-on activities, share practice-based insights, and co-design strategies that make learning more relevant, joyful, and connected to real-world workforce demands.

Speaker Profile

Dr. Tom Mboya, PhD, is the Founder of the Community of Practice for Invention Educators (CoPIE) and serves as Lead Ecosystem and Assistant Director at the Teacher Service Commission, Kenya. A passionate champion of innovation in education, he has dedicated his career to building communities of practice that support educators in adopting creative, learner-centred approaches to teaching and learning across Kenya.