Thank you to all those that attended and participated in our workshop session at the Learning at City Conference. In our session we introduced a number of techniques and technologies that could be used to enable creative large group teaching. We talked about how education is changing and our learning spaces need to reflect these…Continue Reading Creative Large Group Teaching – the aftermath
The workshop I ran recently as part of The Learning Conference at City proved very productive. The focus was World Class Creative Learning Spaces, with participants formulating ideas on the key qualities of the spaces, and then on the actual physical features needed to uphold these qualities. Four different types of spaces were addressed,…Continue Reading Space design for transforming a learning experience
At City we are creating world class learning spaces in keeping with our strategy. A number of spaces have now been refurbished as flexible learning spaces enabling interactive, collaborative learning and supporting students to use their own electronic devices. It is proposed that every campus building will soon have at least one flexible learning space…Continue Reading Flexible learning spaces at City exhibition
Around a fifth of all teaching at City occurs in rooms that fit 80 or more students. Lecture theatres with more than 150 seats and more than 200 seats currently report almost back to back teaching according to timetabling. Is teaching in large groups the best way for students to learn? What are the alternatives…Continue Reading Creative large group teaching
The news that City will be getting some swivel seating in the newly designed basement lecture theatre is certainly highly encouraging for learning development at City, and for the student experience. The standard auditorium design has changed very little at most institutions over at least a couple of decades, with rows of seats…Continue Reading Watch This Learning Space
This September, City University London’s first swivel seating lecture theatre will be built by Properties and Facilities. This will be a small lecture theatre available in the refurbishment of the University building basement. The room will boast rows of fixed seating along with swivel seating to enable group work and collaboration between students ensuring that…Continue Reading Swivel Seating in Lecture Theatres
What is Lecture capture? As discussed in my earlier post, lecture capture is an automated system for recording lectures and subsequently making them available via the web. Lecture capture is the chosen service name for City’s installation of the Echo360 system and tends to be the common term used in the educational technology community though…Continue Reading Sir could you repeat that please?
Helping a cohort of 52 business students to design and curate their exhibition of the 11 week Reflective Practitioner module provided an interesting opportunity for students to come up with imaginative ways of displaying their work. Task The exhibition design, artefacts and curation represented a piece of course work, and two streams of students were…Continue Reading Students’ creative ideas for displaying their work in learning spaces
Imagine a suite of spaces, specifically designed for and dedicated to exploring, trying out, developing and sharing innovative teaching ideas. Where you can work with a small group of colleagues for a couple of hours, or run a whole day or even a week long event. Where you could bring a cohort of say 50…Continue Reading Why a Studio? A workshop on Innovative Learning Space at Copenhagen Business School
One of the more exciting developments in Higher Education has been the way in which learning spaces can now be transformed into an interactive fora where students are able to engage with one another in a constructive dialogue. This can take place even in a large lecture space. This can be achieved by using the…Continue Reading Large scale student-student-lecturer Interaction using clickers