The quest to deliver superior learning spaces has seen a wide range of bold, visionary designs emerge. However some educational institutions are reporting difficulties with the learning spaces they have developed. Adjustment issues range from a lack of buy-in from senior leadership, to teachers and students not wanting or being able to successfully utilise the new design features.
Without the right combination of
the appropriate design elements, philosophy, physical systems and components, a
learning space cannot deliver the experience that students deserve and good
business dictates they should have.
In this article we explore how
best to improve learning spaces. We look at design principles to guide best
return on experience, case studies of those institutions doing it well and how
we keep learning spaces relevant and effective.
Over the
last decade learning spaces have evolved from traditional lecture style
classrooms to technology-enabled environments that promote collaborative
learning and problem solving, and as new technologies continue to emerge (think
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in more recent times), the way that
students learn and engage is going to continue to change.
In order to
keep up, universities must constantly look for new and innovative ways of
teaching and focus on how to design environments that are flexible enough to
accommodate a dynamic, technology-rich and collaborative style of learning.
To ensure students are engaged, and to deliver the best
possible student experience, education providers need to embrace the importance
of innovative and immersive physical spaces – informal, formal and virtual -
that are designed to meet the needs of modern learning and teaching.
Looking to achieve exactly this, and to give
their students inspiring learning experiences in inspiring learning spaces, the
University of New South Wales (UNSW) has invested in Active Learning Environments. Ahead of the Next Generation Learning Space Design Summit
2020 we chat to Professor Bob Fox, Curriculum
Academic Lead, Office of the Pro Vice- Chancellor (Education) at UNSW. Bob discusses UNSW’ next
generation learning spaces, as well as the importance of active learning to the
modern student experience.
Over the past decade, universities and colleges of all types and sizes have started to rethink the traditional classrooms. Ahead of our 9th Annual summit, the team atNew Generation Learning Space have put together this list of the Top 5 Learning Spaces Trends that are not only changing the spaces we learn in, but revolutionising the educational experience. Featuring 2 snapshot case studies from San J...
Over the
last decade learning spaces have evolved from traditional lecture style
classrooms to technology-enabled environments that promote collaborative
learning.
But no
matter what stage you are at, designing and developing learning spaces is an
ever evolving journey – and one that never stops.
As new
technologies continue to emerge (think Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in
more recent times), the way that students learn and engage is going to continue
to change.
In order to
keep up, universities must constantly look for new and innovative ways of
teaching and focus on how to design environments that are flexible enough to
accommodate and create a dynamic, flexible, technology-rich and collaborative
style of learning.
To ensure students are engaged and to deliver the best
possible student experience, education providers need to embrace the importance
of innovative and immersive physical spaces that are designed to meet the needs
of modern learning and teaching.
Ahead of the New
Generation Learning Space Design Summit 2020 we take a look at the biggest
trends in learning space development and explore where the future is heading
for learning spaces in an era of technological advancements and modern pedagogies.
Ahead of the New Generation Learning Space
Design Summit 2019 we take a look at the biggest trends in learning space
development and explore where the future
is heading for learning spaces in an era of technological advancements and
modern pedagogies.
Ahead of
the New Generation Learning Space Design
Summit, we chat with Sam
McKenzie, Project Manager, at the Institute for Teaching and Learning
Innovation, University of Queensland. Sam will discuss how improving stakeholder engagement, with
staff and students in particular, is the key to creating successful new
learning spaces.
Ahead of
the 8th Annual Next Generation Learning Space Design Summit, we chat
with Jennie Vine, Assistant Principal and Kieran Nolan, Educational
Technologist at Wooranna Park Primary School in Victoria.
Jennie and Kieran will discuss how Wooranna has integrated
and implemented cutting edge technology and blockchain, revolutionising their
learning spaces to foster experiential learning outcomes.