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Blended Learning – Space Matters
Yuen Yuen YipManager, Project Planning Services
Capital Works & Facilities
Sarah ChalonerAssociate Director, IT Services
Introduction
Why does it matter?
“Space—whether physical or virtual—can have an impact on learning” (Oblinger, 2006)
“Institutions are responsible for creating environments that make learning possible, and that afford opportunities to learn” (Krause & Coates, 2008)
“..learning can be enhanced, deepened, and mademore meaningful if the curriculum makes the learners active participants..” (Brown & Long, 2006)
Change is inevitable…isn’t it?
Abel Smith Lecture Theatre, UQ, 1968 Abel Smith Lecture Theatre, UQ, 2011
What did your suburb look like 100 years ago?
Technology Expectations
• Wide variety of students and devices• Assumptions about wireless capacity• Students with disabilities• Staff prioritise ease of use• Disruptive technology– iPad was announced Jan ’10– AV ain’t what it used to be
Transition – New UWS Standards
Existing teaching spaces• Tutor led layout• Designed for efficiency
New learning spaces• Student focused layout• Designed for effectiveness
Transition – New UWS Standards
Existing hallways• Empty waiting areas
New social learning spaces• Opportunities for learning
Transition – New UWS Standards
• Learning commons
Curriculum Redesign
Technology
Space
Teamwork
CW&F: Space, lighting, furniture etc
IT Services: Teaching Technology Toolkit
eLearning: Curriculum Design Support
Schools: Input on any discipline needs and space use
Students: Feedback on independent learning needs
Review, evaluation – feeds into next iteration of standards
Feedback So Far….
“This morning I taught in EB.3.22 . The students loved the round tables and the ability to see both screen and white board with ease. Additionally I can’t tell you the difference that a dedicated and fixed console makes to set up and the like. The ease of the students was palpable; at both an intellectually intuitive level it felt right, a feeling only exemplified when I moved back into a more conventional tut space later today! Appreciate greatly the work you invested in this outcome.”
Future of Space Design
Scheduled learning session at North Beaches Christian School (NBCS)
Students collaborating in the new PTA social learning spaces
References Brown, M, Long, P (2006) (Chapter 9) Trends in Learning Space Design in Oblinger, D G (2006)
Space as a Change Agent, Educause CABE (2005) Design with Distinction: The value of good building design in higher education,
Published March 2005. Kraus, K, Coates, H (2008) Student’s engagement in first year university, Assessment &
Evaluation in Higher Education, 22:5, 493-505 Laurillard, D (2002), Rethinking university teaching :a conversational framework for the
effective use of learning technologies, 2nd Ed, London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer Lippincott, JK (2009), Learning Spaces: Involving Faculty to Improve Pedagogy, Educause
Review, March/April 2009 Oblinger, D G (2006) Space as a Change Agent, Educause Wojtas, O (2008) Better by design: putting learning spaces to work, Times Higher Educational,
6 November 2008
Learning Space Tour: http://cauditlearningspaces.blogspot.com.au/
Thank-you
Any Questions?