Learning Spaces

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Learning Spaces

• Land Food Systems
• November 18, 2008

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Classroom Services, ES

• What we do
• THE central point of contact for learning spaces
• Daily stewardship
• AV equipment, furnishings
• Expertise in learning space design and
  development
• Maintenance of learning spaces
• Course and exam scheduling
• Ad hoc bookings

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Three types of Learning space

• Classrooms
• Teaching laboratories
• Informal spaces

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Classrooms
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Laboratories

• Require special purpose equipment
• Promote hands-on participation,
  experimentation, practice and observation

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Informal learning spaces
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Principles of learningWhat do you think they
are?
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Principles of learning

• Learning is fundamentally social.
• Knowledge is integrated in the life of
  communities.
• Learning is an act of participation.
• Knowing depends on engagement in practice.
• Engagement is inseparable from empowerment.
• Failure to learn is often the result of exclusion
  from participation.
• We are all natural lifelong learners.
• Source Institute for Research on Learning, Menlo
  Park, California, Kahn, TM (1999).

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Principles of teaching

• Set clear goals and intellectual challenges
• actively involve learners
• Communicate and interact effectively
• Attend to intellectual growth
• Respect diverse talents and learning styles
• Incorporates learning beyond the classroom
• Reflect on, monitor and improve teaching
  practices
• Source UBC TAG, Effective Teaching Principles
  and Practices (http//www.tag.ubc.ca/resources/eva
  luation/appendixc.php)

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Principles of Learning and Teaching Do they
relate?

• Learning and Knowledge are

• Teaching should

• Social
• Integrated with communities
• Participative
• Practical
• Engaging and empowering
• Inclusive
• Lifelong

• Be interactive
• Go beyond the classroom
• Involve learners
• Set clear goals/challenges
• Attend to intellectual growth
• Respect differences
• Constantly improve

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Principles of learning teachingTheir
application in a classroom
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Learning space designPrinciples Formal Space

• Space aesthetically pleasing, in good repair
• Furniture comfortable, movable, durable
• AV Equipment institutional standard, user
  friendly, in good repair
• Technical support accessible, service oriented,
  consistent service levels

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Learning space designPrinciples Informal Space

• User-controlled
• Flexible
• Connected
• Accessible, inclusive
• Relaxing or stimulating, engaging
• Co-design with stakeholders
• Proximity to food
• Lifespan of 5 8 years

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Learning space designOther drivers

• Space restrictions
• Budget restrictions
• Infrastructure
• Utilization targets
• Program objectives
• Readiness for innovation
• Technology

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Learning space showcase
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Learning space designIdeal state

• Bringing down the walls
• The ability to switch from a formal learning
  environment, to informal learning space when not
  in use.

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Learning space designUBC/LFS Opportunities?

• Classrooms
• Informal Spaces
• Other

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Questions?