4. contents
• the problem(s)
• a solution
• the case study
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14. introducing City’s flexible learning spaces
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multipurpose, all-programme teaching spaces101
45 are flexible learning spacesof which
rooms…which have flexible furniture to support
group-based learning and discussions
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dual-
function PC
labs
large capacity
rooms with
mobile
furniture
seminar rooms
with
reconfigurable
seating
collaborative
lecture
theatres
15. learning spaces group
initial developments
• educational technologists
• information services
• properties & facilities
• academics
• students
16. learning spaces manifesto
Our learning spaces will be bright, inviting agile spaces, able
to accommodate the full breadth of teaching and learning
approaches. Students and lecturers will be able to
communicate with one another easily, and share and develop
ideas between themselves in these spaces. Our spaces will
communicate the pride we have in our learning, and help
engage students in the university academic community
through being world class spaces that meet their learning
needs.
Cancienne, A (2013). Learning Spaces Manifesto (Unpublished manifesto document). City University
London.
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17. 2014: new team
staff development
workshops, training
& consultancy
communications
research
& evaluation
18. staff digital literacies
digital literacy must necessarily
be less about tools and more
about ways of thinking and
seeing.
NMC Horizon Report
(Higher Education edition, 2010)
the confidence of teaching staff
has a strong impact on students’
satisfaction with the use of
technology…(although many
students are)…still unclear about
how the technologies they use at
university can help them to
succeed.
(Beetham, 2014)Johnson, L., Levine, A., Smith, R., Stone, S. (2010). The 2010 horizon report:
Higher education edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
Beetham, H. (2014, June 23). Students’ experiences and expectations of the
digital environment. JISC Blog. Retrieved 27/04/15 from
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/ students-experiences-and-expectations-of-the-
digital-environment-23-jun-2014
19. ‘bring your own device’ voting tools
how will I look
if I mess this
up?
how many polls is too
many for one class?
i don’t want to see my
students all on their
phones during my
class.
how do I manage all
these screens at the
same time?
can my students all
connect to this poll
in order to answer
the question?
what do students
see on their
screens?
21. discussion
what changes would you make to the learning spaces at your
institution?
what support would you need for making those changes?
Notes de l'éditeur
Will make some assertions to build the case
Global shift from industrial to knowledge society = demand for knowledge workers.
One consequence has been the massification of HE – almost 50% of UK 18-24 yr olds now go to university.
The Internet enables wide access to knowledge, such as through OERs and MOOCs
HEIs are therefore no longer exclusive knowledge providers
The academic is thus somewhat decentred from their traditional role as a limited source of knowledge
Trends in learning theory
The dominant educational paradigm is no longer the teacher-centred approach of behaviourism but the learner-centred approach of constructivism
Greater demand (as massification) + the rise of elearning + constructivism = multiple challenges for HE
Students expect high quality education
Given these challenges, are our traditional lecture theatres and other learning spaces still the right physical environment for providing ‘higher education’?
Models:
North Carolina State University’s SCALE-UP/MIT’s TEAL (mid 90’s)
Iowa State University’s LeBaron Hall Auditorium
Loughborough Design School(2014
Formation of Learning Spaces Group (PAF/IS/EdTech/academics/students)
Room with multi-height furniture
Two alternatives to traditional PC rooms to support problem-based learning curriculum
LSM has framed ongoing & extensive redevelopment of new learning spaces
Staff development programme to ‘realise genuine educational change’ and enable staff to make optimum use of the new spaces
Use of certain tools for enhancing face-to-face teaching have ‘digital literacy’ implications for academics