Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments - incorporating physical learning spaces, institutional virtual, personalised, mobile and immersive learning environments
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Technology-Rich Learning Spaces
Learning space design and development is a hot topic as our colleges and universities seek to provide 21st century learning facilities. Technology has a vital role to play in this, and our 'Planning and Designing Technology-Rich Learning Spaces' infoKit uses a lifecycle model of anticipation, imagination, implementation and evaluation to gather together experience, good practice and lessons learned from projects in the sector. infoKit »
The infoKit now features additional information relating to Business and Community Engagement activity and the impact and influence this has on the development and provision of spaces on and off campus. This activity generally leads to the provision of space to support entrepreneurship, business incubation and start-up with the scale of the spaces ranging from designated desks within areas of rooms to whole buildings.
The infoKit features a collection of case studies and images showcasing a range of business incubation and start-up spaces at a number of institutions.
Illustrations from the sector
Design and management of open-plan technology-rich learning and teaching spaces
A review of the management of technology-rich open-plan learning and teaching spaces in UK further and higher education.
In 2007 Les Watson, Hugh Anderson (Principal, haa design) and Katherine Strachan (Architect, haa design) undertook JISC-commissioned work on physical learning space design and investigated issues associated with large open-plan spaces designed for technology-enhanced learning and teaching. Watson et al explore strategies for containment of noise, management of environmental controls, maintenance issues and user behaviour.
Open-Plan Flexible Spaces Study | Guidelines for Managers | Case Studies
Effective evaluation models for technology-supported physical learning spaces
This study is intended to inform the future design of learning spaces for higher education. It will create an annotated directory of the methods and tools currently used to evaluate the contribution technology-supported physical learning spaces make to learning and teaching. It will consider teaching and learning in newly-designed contexts, both formal and informal, looking at the interaction of four elements: learning/learners, teaching/teachers, space and technology.
Outputs from this work will be incorporated into the infoKit. Meanwhile you can view further information on the project from the JISC website.
Further information (JISC website)
Social Software
Our infoKit is an expanding resource which gives a practical overview of the area and includes links to a number of examples of the genre...
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Effective use of social software report and case studies
This JISC-funded report, and collection of 26 case studies, examined the effective use of social software in the UK further and higher education sectors in enhancing student learning and engagement. It includes insights about the:
- educational goals of using social software tools
- enablers or drivers within the institution, or from external sources which positively influence the adoption of social software
- benefits to the students, educators and institutions
- challenges that may influence a social software initiative
- issues that need to be considered in a social software initiative
It also includes a very useful 'recommendations' section aimed towards anyone considering implementing a social software initiative to support student learning and engagement.
Further information (JISC website) | Project final report| Case studies
Effective Use of VLEs
The infoKit aims to enable tutors to make informed decisions, based on sound educational principles, about the use of technology in their teaching
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about...
Technology-enhanced learning environments refers to the specialist area that encompasses virtual and physical technology-enhanced learning environments (incorporating physical learning spaces, institutional virtual learning environments, personalised learning environments and mobile and immersive learning environments).
Aim: To explore and develop effective practice in the delivery of flexible, seamless and personalised services to learners, focusing on the technological interface between the learner and their learning environment.
Four areas and definitions of technology-enhanced learning environments:
- Physical learning spaces
- Mobile and immersive learning environments
- Personalised learning environments
- Institutional (virtual) learning environments
