designing learning spaces to meet the changing learning needs and expectations of staff and students
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Designing learning spaces to meet the changing learning needs and expectations of students and staff
University of Canberra Dec 2011
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staff and student commons"UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA"CASE STUDY
• project overview • the objectives • hothousing ideas • design principles • evaluation • lessons learnt
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staff & student commons"project overview
• EIF Funded, ($3.7million)
• 1 of 3 campus development projects
• Collaboration between the University Architect, Teaching and Learning Centre, Jackson Architecture and Manteena project management
• 16 month project
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2009 2010 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
Teaching & Learning Centre activity Project Timeline
project timeline
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UC context
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Student Commons
Staff Commons
Teaching & Learning
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Staff Commons"floor plan
The idea is for a conceptual space in which communities of educators committed to inquiry and innovation come together to exchange ideas about teaching and learning, and use them to meet the challenges of educating students for personal, professional and civic life. "(Carter, 2009)
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Student Commons floor plan The student commons will expand facilities for informal, formal and self-directed learning and provide access to collaborative learning spaces for students.
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Teaching & Learning Centre floor plan Ensuring the TLC is outward focused by integrating academic (core business) and support with social and community components.
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the objectives Provide a space that�
• encourages active learning¹, inter-disciplinary study and collaboration
• supports both students and staff as learners • encourages learner centredness² as opposed
to teacher focussed • can be accessed informally and booked when
required • can be used independently, as a group or for
events, (including clubs & societies³) • supports learners who ‘bring your own
device’ (BYOD) • has considered ‘space and light and order’⁴ • provides for the basic levels of human need⁵
(coffee)
1 .(McLennan and Keating, 2005; p.5 ), 2. (Dewey, Vygotsky, Piaget), 3. (Lave & Wenger), 4. (Corbusier), 5. (Maslow)
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objectives | provide a space that..."encourages active learning, inter-disciplinary study and collaboration
Active learning requires students to take responsibility for their learning in both collaborative and independent learning situations, and is dependant on students developing and employing generic skills and attributes. (McLennan and Keating, 2005; p. 5)
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objectives | provide a space that..."supports both students and staff as learners
INFORMA - Learning Space Design Summit | Dec 2011 | Presented by [email protected] and [email protected]
objectives | provide a space that..."encourages learner centredness as opposed to teacher focussed
INFORMA - Learning Space Design Summit | Dec 2011 | Presented by [email protected] and [email protected]
objectives | provide a space that..."can be accessed informally and booked when required
INFORMA - Learning Space Design Summit | Dec 2011 | Presented by [email protected] and [email protected]
objectives | provide a space that... can be used independently, as a group or for events, (including clubs & societies)
INFORMA - Learning Space Design Summit | Dec 2011 | Presented by [email protected] and [email protected]
objectives | provide a space that..."supports learners who ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD)
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objectives | provide a space that..."has considered ‘space and light and order’
‘Space, and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep’ (Corbusier, 1923)
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objectives | provide a space that..."provides for the basic levels of human need (coffee)
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coming up next….
• focus on staff commons
• engagement (hothouse project)
• principles
• evaluation
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Develop a community of practice (ITaLLs) • encourage ideas exchange • academic project development • disseminate ideas through leadership Experiment with new spaces, pedagogies & technologies Micro-funded innovation projects Aligned strategically to support the introduction of a new trimester and blended learning strategy
innovation & development projects
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principles
• agile spaces (easily reconfigurable) • lighten the space (brightness and
weight) • user-centred (let staff and students
shape the space) • maximise the active surfaces
(writeable and presentable) • sustainable (materials and
operational) • currators of space (not manage or
supervise)
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principles"maximise writing surfaces
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principles"maximise writing surfaces
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principles"lighten the space
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principles"lighten the space
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principles"easily re-configurable
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principles"let staff & students shape the space
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evaluation"so far…
• Review of usage data, captured via • online booking system (name, area, event title, date/time/duration) • student sign up sheets (room, ID, date/time/duration) • observation (head counts)"
• post-it polls • whiteboard surveys • email feedback"
• Yr1 Survey, (awaiting ethics approval) • Formal users (via booking system & ID’s) • Informal user (general survey via Moodle) • Interviews
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evaluation"post-it…
more
comfortable
chairs please… too bright
I’m a sessional with no office, a locker would
be good
why are we writing
on post-it notes
when all the walls
are whiteboards
it locates events around people which really makes sense
giving up my office!
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evaluation"teaching commons quantitative
• formal usage (booked via calendar)
• 923 individual bookings in 12 months • average meeting size x6.7 persons • preferred time of day 9-11am"
• informal usage (drop-in, ad-hoc use) • 647 uses recorded during 3 month observation • average group size x2.3 persons
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evaluation"who uses the teaching commons?
40x UNITS, CENTRES, OFFICES, FACULTIES, INSTITUTES��Academic Skills Centre, Accessability, Audit & Governance, Campus Living, Campus Planning and Development Unit, Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor of Education, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research, Early Career Academic Program, Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Art & Design, Faculty of Business and Government, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Law, Human Resources Unit, Information Technology Management, INSPIRE centre, Library, Marketing and International, Media & Communication, National Security Institute, Office of Dean of Students, Office of Innovation and Advancement, Office of Registrar, Planning & Quality, Office of Pro Vice Chancellor of Development, Research Services, Research Services Office, Student Administration, Student Centre, Student Equity and Support Unit, Students, Teaching and Learning Centre, Timetable, UC English Language Institute, UC Events, UC Fit, UC Union, University of Canberra College
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evaluation"what do they do?
meetings, discussions, workshops, forums, seminars, summits, planning days, working parties, steering groups, policy review groups, focus
groups, roundtables, network luncheons, receptions, video conferences, un-conferences, training, industry advisories, interviews, panels, consultations, poster sessions, open days, camps, brown bags,
longnecks, writing cycles, writing groups, write-in's and of course Keith Lyons ’exciting meetings'
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evaluation"usage analytics
Hothouse Studio accounts for 40% of bookings
More bookings in the mornings, 9.00-12.00
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Top Ten Users" 1. Teaching & Learning 2. Faculty of Health 3. DVC(E) 4. Faculty of Art & Design 5. UC Union 6. Human Resources 7. Marketing & International 8. Applied Science 9. Student Equity 10. UC College
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feedback
• My initial impression is of a amazingly technically-supported range of flexible spaces for working away from the office. Amidst the latest in learning technologies, I loved the write-on wall. No white boards, but especially painted walls (those that have a sticker on) that give space to 'spread your mind'. "Faculty of Education
• Its magical what a combination of technology, design and thoughtful planning can do. I am sure the staff and students will use it well."Research Office
• The Nursing & Midwifery staff were so impressed with the teaching commons that our new Head of Disciplines has asked if we can use the space for all our Research and Scholarship workshops."Faculty of Health
• Surrounded by whiteboard walls, any individual, regardless of where they were in the room, could be put in the position of group leader. The students were encouraged to turn around and jot ideas down whenever they felt so inclined – and they did. With no one at ‘the front’ designated as the authority figure, there was much more spontaneous input than I have experienced in a standard classroom.�Academic Skills
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