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Title Collaborative learning environments : the UCD experience

Author(s) Hickey, Peter

PublicationDate 2007-03-05

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Leabharlann UCD

Ionad Eolaíocht Sláinte UCD

UCD Library

Health Sciences Centre

Collaborative Learning Environments

The UCD Library Experience

Presented by Peter Hickey

What we will cover

• Learning Resource Centres, theirdesign features and student focusedethos.

• Student Centred approaches toteaching and learning and to spaceprovision

Two Key Drivers

• Move from Earlsfort Terrace

• Changes within UCD

Learning Resource Centres,Key principles of LRC design

• Accessible and Compact

• Ambience and Environment

• Variety and Choice

• High Quality

• Connectivity

• Adaptable

• Manageable

In essence

• Accessible

• Welcoming

• Relevant and usable

Accessible

• Convenient

• Visible

• Compact

Welcoming

• Ambience

• Environment

• Quality

Relevant and usable

• Variety and choice

• Connectivity

• Adaptable

• Manageable

Connectivity

• Power and data to desks

• Individual lighting

• Full wireless coverage

• Laptop lending service

Manageable

• All collections on middle floor

• Easy to navigate for students

• Clear lines of sight

• Access control

Student Centred Learning

• Shift of power in the Teacher-Studentrelationship

• Active learning

• Choice in learning

What this means

• Increasing range of learning activities

• More collaborative group work

• More individualisation and choice

• More frequent occupancy of library spaces

• Quality and variety of spaces must be good

• Greater use of resources, print, electronic, staff

• New methods of assessment

Key decisions

• Collections

Individual study

• 3 different sizes of desk

• 3 styles of bench/table

Casual seating

• Armchairs, couches,benches

Collaborative study and PBL rooms

Computer Labs

InformationSkillsRoom

• Prior Experience

• Critical Friends

Thank You