e-Learning Spaces and the Digital University

e-Learning Spaces and the Digital University

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  e-learning spaces and thedigital university where the physical meets the digital Dominic Pates and Neal Sumner City University London
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  question one is highereducation going through significant challenges? PollEv.com/dompat es
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  question two does physicalspace impact on learning? PollEv.com/dompat es
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  contents • the problem(s) •a solution • the case study most icons used in this presentation are from thenounproject.com (unless otherwise credited) most photos used in this presentation are by dominic pates (unless otherwise credited)
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  the problem(s)
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  factor one Earth byAlex WaZa Factory by Patrick Trouvé Brain by Martha Ormiston Handskake by Michael Stüker massification
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  factor two internet byKrisada Book by Chris Thoburn Tablet by Olaus Linn teaching by Creative Stall university by Daniel Turner
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  factor three behaviourism constructivism groupby Benny Forsberg
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  the problem(s) ???
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  a question ‘Lecture Theatre,Beelitz-Heilstätten, Germany’ by Paul (howzey on Flickr, CC-BY-NC-ND)
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  a solution
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  innovations in learningspaces across the sectornew toolkitschanges in space
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  the case study
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  introducing City’s flexiblelearning spaces ‘CityUniversity,London’byNick(Flickr,CC-BY) multipurpose, all-programme teaching spaces101 45 are flexible learning spacesof which rooms…which have flexible furniture to support group-based learning and discussions “ ” 251163 dual- function PC labs large capacity rooms with mobile furniture seminar rooms with reconfigurable seating collaborative lecture theatres
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  learning spaces group initialdevelopments • educational technologists • information services • properties & facilities • academics • students
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  learning spaces manifesto Ourlearning 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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  2014: new team staffdevelopment workshops, training & consultancy communications research & evaluation
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  staff digital literacies digitalliteracy 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
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  ‘bring your owndevice’ 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?
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  City’s learning spaces iterative experimentation sectorvisits & visiting speakers institution-wide implementation staff development programmes extensive research broad-ranging evaluations
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  discussion what changes wouldyou make to the learning spaces at your institution? what support would you need for making those changes?