In no time at all, several weeks had passed...
As the JISC infoNet makes clear, "Learning space design and development is becoming a hot topic as our colleges and universities seek to provide 21st century learning facilities".Much effort has been expended in recent years on thinking about the design of spaces for learning. For example, in 2006 Alexi Marmot Associates in association with haa design produced a report for the Scottish Funding Council entitled Spaces for learning: a review of learning spaces in further and higher education.
This report suggests that traditional teacher-centred models of learning, which involve the presentation and reception of pre-formed academic, practical or vocational knowledge, are being replaced with student-centred approaches. More speculatively, the report also suggests that the shift to a knowledge-driven economy is creating demand for a more qualified, highly skilled, creative and flexible workforce who are able to think critically.
The Spaces for learning report is complemented by a JISC publication, Designing spaces for effective learning: a guide to 21st century learning space design. This report suggests that:
As the JISC infoNet makes clear, "Learning space design and development is becoming a hot topic as our colleges and universities seek to provide 21st century learning facilities".Much effort has been expended in recent years on thinking about the design of spaces for learning. For example, in 2006 Alexi Marmot Associates in association with haa design produced a report for the Scottish Funding Council entitled Spaces for learning: a review of learning spaces in further and higher education.
This report suggests that traditional teacher-centred models of learning, which involve the presentation and reception of pre-formed academic, practical or vocational knowledge, are being replaced with student-centred approaches. More speculatively, the report also suggests that the shift to a knowledge-driven economy is creating demand for a more qualified, highly skilled, creative and flexible workforce who are able to think critically.
The Spaces for learning report is complemented by a JISC publication, Designing spaces for effective learning: a guide to 21st century learning space design. This report suggests that:
"Increasing investment in estate and learning technologies, combined with the need for more cost-effective space utilisation, is making it increasingly important for senior managers anddecision-makers to keep abreast of new thinking about the design of technology-rich learning spaces."
The Designing spaces for effective learning report, in turn, builds on the JISC-funded eSpaces Study: how innovative technologies are influencing the design of learning spaces in the post-16 sector.
After a while, it all begins to seem quite self-referential...
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