The book I have been writing - Towards Creative Learning Spaces - is out this week, published by Routledge. Available on Amazon.
Looking forward (anxiously) to comments......
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TOWARDS CREATIVE LEARNING SPACES was developed as part of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning through Design (CETLD), one of over 60 HEFCE-funded projects from 2005 - 2010. The CETLD partnership was between the University of Brighton, the Royal College of Art, the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
* Jos was one of the speakers at a one day conference entitled Learning Landscapes and the Idea of the University, organised by the University of Lincoln Learning Landscapes group on 13th April 2010.
* CETLD Learning Spaces research is developing as a team. CETLD, together with the CETL in Creativity, have funded a research project - exploring methodologies for evaluating experiences of Learning Spaces - being undertaken by Clare Melhuish. And Hilary Smith has been working as a Research Fellow, with a particular interest in the relationships between technologies and learning spaces.
* CETLD hosted an event in December 2009 for the Learning Spaces SIG which included visits to both the CETLD and CETL-C learning spaces.
* Hilary recently attended a seminar organised by Learning Landscapes, the University of Lincoln based research group, which is exploring how academics and estates managers can work better together - an issue we are also very interested in.
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TOWARDS CREATIVE LEARNING SPACES aims to bring together into one place, the global ideas, issues, examples and resources concerned with making learning spaces in universities and colleges more creative and effective.
This blog is now an archive for that group. It is occasionally updated with more recent resources, events and news. It is hosted by Jos Boys, previously Senior Research Fellow in Learning Spaces at the University of Brighton, and now an independent scholar and consultant; working on learning spaces for the University of Ulster, University of New South Wales, University of Calgary and and RMIT Vietnam. She can be contacted at boysj@regents.ac.uk where she teaches part-time.
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*In July 2013, Jos won the SCUP Perry Chapman Learning Spaces Research Prize. This is to look how what kinds of research methods can help campus planners better understand students' perceptions and experiences of the totality of their learning environment. She is blogging about this work in progress on SCUP's learning environments roundtable at http://mojo.scup.org/group/learning-space-design
* As part of that project, Jos and Diane Hazlett, Director of the University of Ulster's Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHERP) went to the University of Michigan, as part of a 'book-writing' conference.
* Since January 2013 Jos has been working as a consultant for he University of Ulster. This is on a learning spaces project supporting staff and students in their learning activities, as part of the longer-term move to Greater Belfast Development (GBD), the University's major new building, just beginning construction. This project has its own website at:
* Jos was invited as a participant to the Future Learning Environments - How Space impacts on Learning conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in July 2012, where it rained (hard) the whole time.
* The Re-shaping Learning? A Critical Reader book collection, edited by Anne Boddington and Jos Boys, has been published by Sense and can be purchased as either an e-book or on old-fashioned paper.
* In August 2011, Anne and Jos hosted a meeting with two researchers from the Danish Ministry of Science, who are examining good European examples of learning spaces, as part of deign guidance they are writing for the Danish higher education sector.
* Jos will be giving 2 guest lectures on learning spaces in May 2011, one at the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach, USA, and the other at the SCHOMS annual conference in Newcastle.
* Jos's book - Towards Creative Learning Spaces: re-thinking the architecture of post-compulsory education - was published by Routledge in November 2010.
* The CETLD Learning Spaces group organised a conference in July 2010. Entitled Re-Shaping Learning? The Future of Learning Spaces in Post-Compulsory Education was a 2-day event, held at the University of Brighton, 21st-23rd July 2010. A book collection of contributors research, called Re-Shaping Learning: a critical reader will be published by Sense in Spring 2011.
* CETLD Learning Spaces research is developing as a team. CETLD, together with the CETL in Creativity, have funded a research project - exploring methodologies for evaluating experiences of Learning Spaces - being undertaken by Clare Melhuish. And Hilary Smith has been working as a Research Fellow, with a particular interest in the relationships between technologies and learning spaces.
* CETLD hosted an event in December 2009 for the Learning Spaces SIG which included visits to both the CETLD and CETL-C learning spaces.
* Hilary recently attended a seminar organised by Learning Landscapes, the University of Lincoln based research group, which is exploring how academics and estates managers can work better together - an issue we are also very interested in.
EDUCATION NEWS
CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
- Learning Spaces in HE (LiHE 13) University of Michigan Oct 16-20 2013
- Learning and Teaching through Transformative Spaces: ECE 2013, Brighton UK. July 11- 14
- The Place of Learning and Teaching: HERDSA Conference, AUT University, New Zealand 1-4 July 2013
- Exploring Spaces for Learning: International HETL Conference, Orlando Florida, January 13-15 2013
- Design for New Generation Learning Spaces 2012 Melbourne 28 - 29 March 2012
- 2nd Annual Learning Space Design Summit Melbourne 5 -6 December 2011
- Future Learning Spaces, Helsinki Finland, 27-30th September 2011
- reLIVE11 Conference (researching learning in virtual environments), Open University 21-22nd Sept 2011
- New Dynamics of Language Learning: Spaces and Places - Intentions and Opportunities. University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, 6-9th June 2011
- SOLSTICE eLearning and CLTR Conference, Edgehill University, 8 - 9th June 2011
- SCHOMS conference Newcastle 11th -13th May 2011
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, New Orleans,8 - 12 April 2011
- Re-Shaping Learning? The Future of Learning Spaces in Post-Compulsory Education: University of Brighton, 21 - 23rd July 2010
KEY REFERENCES
- 21st Century Schools:Learning Environments of the Future (CABE undated)
- Creating New Generation Learning Environments on the University Campus (Woods Bagot 2008)
- Designing Spaces for Effective Learning (JISC 2006)
- Designing spaces for effective learning: JISC video case studies
- Distinction By Design: RIBA Higher Education Forum 2007
- Explore It! Guidance and toolkit for academic workplace design
- Horizon Project reports (nmc/Educause 2008)
- Karolinska Institutet Sweden: Future Learning Environments Concept Manual
- Karolinska Institutet Sweden: Learning Environments Visual Archive
- Learning Environments in Tertiary Education (TEFMA, 2006)
- Learning Futures (Innovation Unit 2008)
- Learning Landscapes in Higher Education: Final Report (2010)
- Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Positive Outcomes by Design. Proceedings of the Next Generation Learning Spaces 2008 Colloquium (University of Queensland)
- Learning Spaces, ed; Diana G. Oblinger (EDUCAUSE e-book 2006)
- Research Environments for HE
- Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Learning Space Design resources
- Space for Learning: handbook for education spaces in museums
- Space Management Group (SMG) resources
- Spaces for Learning: a review of learning spaces in further and higher education (Scottish Funding Council 2006)
- SPOT+ Analysising students views of ICT in higher education
- Study of effective evaluation models & practices for technology supported physical learning spaces (JISC 2008)
- Study on How Innovative Technologies are Influencing the Design of Physical Learning Spaces in the Post-16 Sector
- Teaching and Learning Spaces (Australian T+L Council 2007)
- The Case for New Academic Workspaces
- Thematic Analysis: Space (Cambridge University Learning Landscapes)
- What if...? Re-imagining learning spaces (futurelab 2006)
- What’s next? 21 ideas for 21st century learning (Innovation 2008)
KEY WEBSITES
- Academic Workspace
- ADM-HEA (Art:Media:Design Subject Centre)
- Centre for Education and the Built Environment (CEBE)
- Commission for the Built Environment (CABE)
- d.school Stanford University
- Design Share: designing for the future of learning
- Engage - gallery education
- Enhancement themes (Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee)
- Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges
- Explore Academic Workplace
- Futurelab
- Higher Education Academy UK
- JISC e-learning innovation programme
- JISC InfoNet: Learning Spaces
- Karolinska Institutet Sweden research project: Future Learning Environments - How Space Impacts on Learning
- Learning Landscapes blog, Cambridge University
- Learning Landscapes in Higher Education
- Learning Space Toolkit
- Learning Spaces Collaboratory
- Museum, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
- OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE)
- Plymouth University Space Strategy Project
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
- Society for College and University Planning
- SOMUL: the social and organisational mediation of university learning
- Space Management Group
- Standing conference for Heads of Media Services (SCHOMS)
- Student as Producer
- UK Learning Space SIG
- University of Plymouth Space Strategy Project
- WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education)
INTERESTING SPACES
- CILASS, University of Sheffield
- CLTC, University of Queensland
- Easterhouse and East End, John Wheatley College
- Fountains Learning Centre, York St John College
- Information Commons, University of Sheffield
- InQbate Creativity Zone, University of Sussex
- Interactive Kitchen, Lewisham College
- Mathematics Learning Support Centre, Loughborough University
- OpenLearn (free Open University online learning site)
- Saltire Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
- SPLINT, University of Nottingham
- Stephenson College, Coalville
- Techno-Cafe, Active Learning in Computing CETL, University of Durham
- Telford College, Edinburgh
- The Learning Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
- The Learning Grid, Warwick University
- The Reinvention Centre (Oxford Brookes and Warwick Universities)
- The Robinson Rooms, LSE
- The Stevenage Centre, North Hertfordshire College
- University of Derby: B226
- White Space, University of Abertay
'DISTRIBUTED CREATIVITY'
LINKED BLOGS
- arts and culture blog
- Design with intent
- elearnspace
- Inspired learning spaces
- Learner Generated Contexts Wiki
- mobile learner
- Paul's e-learning resources
- personal learning environments blog
- Second Life - learning from social worlds
- Space for Knowledge Generation
- Spacesforlearning.ning.com
- The chief of confusion;John Seeley Brown
- Wenger: Communities of Practice
ONLINE BOOKS, PAPERS AND ARTICLES
- Anne Taylor:Programming and Design of Schools within the context of community 2000
- Clare Melhuish: CETLD/CETL-C Literature review, student experiences of learning spaces
- Interview with William J. Mitchell on learning and creativity 2003
- Jeremy B Williams & Joanne Jacobs: Exploring the use of blogs as learning spaces in the higher education sector 2004
- Jos Boys: Between Unsafe spaces and the comfort zone, conference paper 2007
- Lennie Scott-Webber (2004) In Sync: Environmental Behavior Research and the Design of Learning
- Noam Austerlitz (ed) Unspoken Interactions anthology (order here)
- Paul Temple: Learning spaces in higher education: an under-researched topic London Review of Education, 1474-8479, Volume 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229 – 241
- Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Concepts for the Modern Learning Environment Book in progress edited by Professor Mike Keppell, Charles Sturt University; Associate Professor Kay Souter & Matthew Riddle, La Trobe University
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
- Camtasia Studio -screencasting tool
- DEEDS Podscape: resources on sustanability
- DimDim - web conferencing tool
- Edith Ackermann: Designs for Learning
- Flock – the social network browser
- LearnHigher Visual Practices resources
- MLA Inspired Learning for All Toolkit
- Ning - create your own social network
- OOKL: mobile learning everywhere
- Sketchbook
- Spotify
- TEDtalks (technology, entertainment, design) video clips
- Wordle 'word clouds'
KEY THEMES
- architecture
- design quality
- conferences
- creativity
- evaluation
- case studies
- education
- design metaphors
- estates management
- pedagogy
- perspectives
- distributed creativity
- events
- interactive resources
- institutional frameworks
- museum and gallery education
- adult learning
- beyond the campus
- playfulness
- research
- social and spatial practices
- university finances
- virtual environments
- Building Schools for the Future
- Second Life
- civic media
- collaborative group
- communities of practice
- constructivism
- costs
- design
- educational theory
- formal learning
- furniture
- lecture theatres
- regeneration
- repertoire
- threshold concepts
- web 2.0
- wisdom of crowds
- Laurillard
- academic workspace
- affordances
- appropriation
- art and design
- augmented reality
- behavioural psychology
- book
- conceptual spaces
- conversation theory
- design museum
- design scholarship seminar
- design thinking
- development methods
- elearning
- environmental design
- experiential learning
- facade design
- gaming
- hub
- learning processes
- liminality
- medical education
- occupancy rates
- prototyping
- public authoring
- public good
- publication
- school design
- social exchange
- social networking
- space strategy
- stereotyping
- sticking places
- sustainability
- task sharing
- toolkit
BLOG ARCHIVE
- February 23 - March 2 (1)
- March 3 - March 10 (2)
- November 25 - December 2 (4)
- October 9 - October 16 (1)
- September 25 - October 2 (3)
- September 11 - September 18 (1)
- May 1 - May 8 (2)
- March 20 - March 27 (3)
- November 21 - November 28 (2)
- July 25 - August 1 (1)
- May 16 - May 23 (1)
- April 25 - May 2 (2)
- April 18 - April 25 (1)
- March 14 - March 21 (1)
- January 3 - January 10 (1)
- December 6 - December 13 (1)
- October 18 - October 25 (1)
- October 11 - October 18 (2)
- October 4 - October 11 (1)
- September 20 - September 27 (1)
- September 13 - September 20 (2)
- August 23 - August 30 (1)
- August 16 - August 23 (2)
- July 26 - August 2 (1)
- July 19 - July 26 (3)
- July 5 - July 12 (2)
- June 21 - June 28 (1)
- June 7 - June 14 (1)
- May 31 - June 7 (2)
- March 15 - March 22 (1)
- February 15 - February 22 (1)
- January 18 - January 25 (2)
- November 23 - November 30 (2)
- November 9 - November 16 (1)
- November 2 - November 9 (2)
- October 26 - November 2 (1)
- September 28 - October 5 (1)
- September 14 - September 21 (1)
- August 17 - August 24 (1)
- July 20 - July 27 (2)
- July 13 - July 20 (2)
GET IN TOUCH
If you are interested in the field of learning spaces in higher education, feel welcome to get in touch with Jos Boys at boysj@regents.ac.uk where she teaches part-time.
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