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8:30
Registration and morning coffee
9:00
Introduction from the Chair
9:10
KEYNOTE | Experiencing the campus as a learning environment
Associate Professor Peter Jamieson, Strategic Adviser Learning Environment Design, Office of the Provost, The University of Melbourne
- The idea of learning as more than curriculum-based activity
- What does being on-campus mean?
- The need to proactively shape the campus to enhance the student lived experience
Associate Professor Peter Jamieson, Strategic Adviser Learning Environment Design, Office of the Provost, The University of Melbourne
Learning principles to influence design
9:50
JOINT PRESENTATION | Designing learning spaces to meet the changing learning needs and expectations of students and staff
Associate Professor Helen Carter, Manager, Educational Design, Macquarie University
Danny Munnerley, Senior Lecturer, Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Canberra
- Designing a teaching and learning eco-system to foster rich student and teacher engagement
- Refurbishing and co-locating collaborative learning spaces for both students and staff
- Modernising and redefining pedagogies and learning activities for new spaces
Associate Professor Helen Carter, Manager, Educational Design, Macquarie University
Danny Munnerley, Senior Lecturer, Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Canberra
10:30
Morning tea
INNOVATIVE SPACES
10:50
Case study | The challenges & opportunities in the creation of a collaborative learning environment: RMIT Building 9
Scott Allardyce, Associate Director, Spowers
- Establishing champions and convincing the nay-sayers
- The evolution and delivery of the aspirational brief
- The harsh realities of technology
- Ensuring adaptability in the learning platform
- The broader agenda for RMIT
Scott Allardyce, Associate Director, Spowers
11:30
Case study | UniSA's Student Learning Centre
Brian Phillips, Director, Facilities Management, University of South Australia
Professor Margaret Hicks, Director, Learning and Teaching, University of South Australia
- Adapting the University to the changing student learning process
- Separate formal and informal learning areas for reflective, active, and social learning
- Mock workplaces to encourage practical learning and active teaching
- Experience Plus: expanding student knowledge
Brian Phillips, Director, Facilities Management, University of South Australia
Professor Margaret Hicks, Director, Learning and Teaching, University of South Australia
12:10
Lunch
1:10
Learning from nature
Stephen Webb, Director, DesignInc
- Integrated sustainable design as a teaching tool.
- Working with nature to improve learning and well-being
Stephen Webb, Director, DesignInc
PANEl discussion
1:50
The evaluation process
Associate Professor Nicolette Lee, Academic Coordinator, Experiential Learning, Swinburne University of Technology
Ben Cleveland, Research Fellow, Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne
- Evaluating the cycle of campus development: conceptualisation, design, construction, utilisation
- Whose values and beliefs are being favoured in the evaluation process?
- How do we integrate the values and beliefs of multiple stakeholders, student and academic reference groups and management
- Engaging academics in the use of different pedagogies: are teachers interested in working in new environments and systems?
- What have been the concerns with learning space design
- A look at the demand and balance of student/teacher time
- Risking the creation of an inappropriate space: financial cost, reputation of the institution, student experience and staff confidence
Associate Professor Nicolette Lee, Academic Coordinator, Experiential Learning, Swinburne University of Technology
Ben Cleveland, Research Fellow, Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne
2:50
Afternoon tea
Technology
3:10
Case study | Learning in the 21st Century at UQ
Derek Powell, Manager, Teaching Technology Support, University of Queensland
- A process approach to the integration of technologies into physical spaces for learning
- Redeveloping formal and informal teaching spaces
- The secrets to successfully integrating Information technology tools into all learning spaces
Derek Powell, Manager, Teaching Technology Support, University of Queensland
3:50
Ubiquitous learning and mobile learning
Associate Professor Marcus Randall, Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Bond University
Associate Professor Gail Wilson, Teaching and Learning Centre, Southern Cross University
- Adjusting mobile technology to the learning space
- Integrating technology into the curriculum
- Learning activities for new spaces
Associate Professor Marcus Randall, Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Bond University
Associate Professor Gail Wilson, Teaching and Learning Centre, Southern Cross University
4:30
Networking drinks
5:30
End of day one
8:30
Registration and morning coffee
9:00
Introduction from the Chair
Finding our direction forward
9:10
Distributed 'places' and 'spaces' for learning in higher education
Professor Mike Keppell, Director, The Flexible Learning Institute, Professor of Higher Education, Charles Sturt University
- Distributed and personal learning spaces - physical, blended and virtual learning spaces in the higher education context
- Higher education is no longer defined by tangible boundaries of a 'physical campus' but by the entire student experience both physically and virtually
- A diverse range of places/spaces are enriching the learning and teaching experience for both academics and students and there is a need to recognise the changing nature of learning places/spaces in higher education
Professor Mike Keppell, Director, The Flexible Learning Institute, Professor of Higher Education, Charles Sturt University
9:50
International case study | IUPUI’s Learning Environments
Dr. Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Professor of Chemistry, Executive Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
- Learning Environment Grants, management and results of a competitive grant program to promote construction of student centered learning environments
- Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL), adapting PLTL workshops for the virtual environment
Dr. Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Professor of Chemistry, Executive Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
10:30
Morning tea
11:00
Keynote | The history of learning space design
Professor Margaret Gardner AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT
- What have the benefits been? Changes after applying active learning environments to tertiary education
- Understanding why providing access to information hasn’t been enough
- Offering a holistic approach to learning
Professor Margaret Gardner AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT
International case studies
11:40
International case study | The University of Nottingham
Ian Pearshouse, Information Services, The University of Nottingham
- The JELS project on evaluating learning spaces
- Enhancing education through the design of innovative technologies and environments for learners
- Design and use of flexible spaces for learning, teaching and research
Ian Pearshouse, Information Services, The University of Nottingham
12:20
Lunch
1:20
International case study | The award-winning Rolex Learning Centre at EPFL
Professor Pierre Dillenbourg, Director, CRAFT, Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- A laboratory for learning: providing a seamless network of services, libraries, information gathering, social and study spaces, restaurants and outdoor spaces
- Spread over one single fluid space of 20,000 square metres, designed by K. Sejima & R. Nishizawa, Pritzker Prize 2010
- Integrated global campus transformation with 20 new buildings: research labs for external companies, space for star-ups, hotel, large conference center, student housing and the forthcoming "discovery bridge"
Professor Pierre Dillenbourg, Director, CRAFT, Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2:00
Where do people thrive?
Dr. Helen Anderson, Academic Director, Manukau Institute of Technology
- Creating rooms for student social interaction
- Renovation based on people’s needs
- Are traditional classrooms a relic of the past?
- Zoning of activities and functions
Dr. Helen Anderson, Academic Director, Manukau Institute of Technology
CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
2:30
Case study | Campus educational planning principles: learning spaces at the University of Sydney
Associate Professor Robert Ellis, Director of eLearning, Learning Space, University of Sydney
- Managing capital projects for learning spaces in new and refurbished buildings
- Engaging in extensive campus educational planning
- Integrating physical and virtual learning space designs across formal and informal networks
Associate Professor Robert Ellis, Director of eLearning, Learning Space, University of Sydney
3:20
Afternoon tea
3:35
Case study | A look at the comprehensive framework for the design of new learning spaces within the University of Queensland
Shaughn Forbes, Executive Officer, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland
- New learning spaces in the social sciences at UQ: the Kakadu Room, the Daintree, and more
- Next Generation Learning Spaces (NGLS)
- Renovation, redesigning, and optimizing the learning space
Shaughn Forbes, Executive Officer, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland
4:10
Case study | Deakin University: flexibility in spaces
Professor Colin Mason, Director, Institute of Teaching and Learning, Deakin University
Dr. Debra Bateman, Senior Lecturer, Higher Education Research, Deakin University
Over the past five years, Deakin University has taken significant steps to renew its physical and virtual learning spaces. This presentation focuses on flexible learning spaces, knowledge sharing areas, and communal gathering spaces. Across the campuses, these can be seen within the library, faculties, staff areas, student spaces and common areas.
Professor Colin Mason, Director, Institute of Teaching and Learning, Deakin University
Dr. Debra Bateman, Senior Lecturer, Higher Education Research, Deakin University
4:50
Closing remarks from the Chair
End of the 2nd Annual Learning Space Design Summit
End of the 2nd Annual Learning Space Design Summit
