This is a presentation that was given at the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Newer Researchers’ Conference 2011: New communities, spaces and places: inspiring futures for higher education, 6-7 December 2011, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales. The presentation outlines some of the findings from my year long master’s research project. The study revealed that both tutors and students experienced ‘troublesome space’, but in very different ways. For tutors, the learning spaces, if not fully understood or appropriately planned for, presented risks and challenges to their teaching practices. For students, it was not always clear what they could or could not do within a particular space. Furthermore, evidence suggests that influencing students’ attitudes could engage them in using the learning environment more. However, students placed a high premium on ‘silent spaces’ (Beard, 2009) suggesting that policy makers and planners may need to consider the right balance between social and private spaces. Finally, it proposes a conceptual model which illustrates the alignment of pedagogy, space and technology with the learner situated at its heart.

1. SRHE ~ Newer Researchers’ Conference 2011 New communities, spaces and places: inspiring futures for higher education Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport, South Wales, UK, 6-7 December 2011 Towards aligning pedagogy, space and technology inside a large-scale learning environment Wayne Barry Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit, CCCU

3. “ ...it remains frustratingly difficult to isolate the impact of a particular learning space or intervention on learner development... ” - Collis (2010) To investigate the extent to which we are able to align pedagogy, space and technology effectively so that it can offer rich learning opportunities for the learner within a large-scale learning environment. Could this, therefore, inform our thinking about how learning spaces and mobile technologies can be seamlessly integrated into curriculum design and whether these could empower or encumber the student learning experience. Problem…

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13. For further information… Please contact: Wayne Barry Learning Technologist, CCCU [email_address] heywayne waynebarry heywayne http://is.gd/waynebarry