Slides from the Learning spaces group April 2017

1. Learning Spaces Group
26th April 2017

2. Session Outcomes
■To give you an update on DALI
■ To review Computer Labs with you
■To get your ideas on teaching in a very large space
■To give you an update on training for the summer term
■For you to feedback on anything related to in-class
technologies

3. Update on:
DALI – Year 1/Year 2
Learning Spaces at City, University of London
- Education and Student Strategy
- 2026 Strategy
- TEF Return

4. Year 1: DALI Update
■ Year 1 – Lots of “Lessons Learnt” including:
- How the Professional Services Dept.'s work together ☺
- That time to test and handover between internal
departments is necessary for successful support services
- That communications to Academic’s using new spaces, and
information in the room is needed.
Summary: 14 rooms completed and handed over

5. Year 2: DALI Update
■ Current Plan: 24 Rooms During Summer 2017 (4 of which
are Drysdale Ground Replacement PC Labs)
■ 3 Rooms at Christmas – Total of 27 rooms (+1)
■ Breakdown:
■ 10 x Lecture Rooms (4 have Lecture Capture)
■ 12 x Lecture Theatres (all have Lecture Capture)
■ 5 x PC Labs (+1) (3 have Lecture Capture)
■ In total 17 + 2 rooms will have upgraded Lecture Capture

6. Education & Student Strategy
Learning Spaces Highlights:
Destination:
■ Responsive Learning Environments characterized by formal and informal
learning spaces, collaborative learning, engagement with sector leading practice
and independent learning and dialogue
Step Change Activity:
■ Innovative teaching and learning (e.g. enhanced and appropriate use of
educational technologies)(4)
■ Enhancing pedagogical and academic practice (8)
(Section 8: Research and Practice Informed Education)

7. Vision and Strategy 2026
■ Possible increase in distance and blended (section 2)
■ Our clear challenge continues to be that of working in partnership: internally, with
ourselves....(section 2)
■ There is considerable scope for innovation using educational technologies to offer more
flexible, student led learning models methods and modular programmes that have the
added benefits of making better and more intensive use of the education spaces. (section
4)
■ Learning Environment...continue to move towards the responsive learning environments,
characterised by formal and informal learning spaces and collaborative learning which are
set out in the education and student strategy 2020. (section 4)
■ Investment in Cass and Law relating to the Estate specifically are mentioned (section 4)
■ …of course growing student numbers are mentioned (section 5)

8. Teaching Excellence Framework Submission
2017
■ Transforming the City Learning Space Community
■ Points 32 – 36 and 38 all referenced Learning Spaces,
including the 2011 formation of this group!!
■ Flexible Learning Spaces Launch in 2013
■ DALI in 2015
■ In summary – lots of Learning Spaces on the TEF!

9. Drysdale Update
■ 2 x PC Labs of 50 Capacity – Flexible Round Tables as per
this room
■ 2 x Group Based Learning PC Labs of 36 + Capacity -
Flexible, fold down surface, in groups of 6
■ 1 x Bench Style PC Lab (similar to ELG10)
■ On course for September 2017 delivery

10. Computer Lab Review
■We are reviewing the design of Computer Labs at the
University
■Work on Drysdale Computer Labs has already begun
■http://bit.ly/CityPCLabsSurvey

11. Developing Academic Practice
■Save the Date 21st June, Learning at City
2017, we have a workshop ‘the Pedagogy of
Space’
■We will have the following summer 2017
workshops
■The Pedagogy of Space (re-run of above)
■So You Have a New DALI Lectern?
■Enhancing your Large Group Teaching
■Integrating Lecture Capture Into Your Teaching

12. Next time on Learning Spaces Group… (June)
■We hope to in the Great Hall for a workshop on teaching in
very large spaces
■We’ll be reviewing the first year of DALI (what you have said,
what we have found, the next steps).
■Any messages to the Learning Environment Committee
(LEC) or LEaD Advisory Board you’d like to give?

13. Any questions?
Thank you for your time.