1. Co-Creation ofLearning SpacesLearning to LearnDr. Geoffrey
Mitchell
2. Todays OutlinePart 1: User Involvement in Learning Space
DesignPart 2: Engaging Students in Campus DesignPart 3: Engaging
Staff in Campus DesignPart 4: Meaningful Engagement 3. Feel Like
Participating Go to: http://app.gosoapbox.com Enter: sharefest 01
Feel free to ask question during orafter the event. Ill keep the
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platforms,smartphones, tablets and laptops. 4. Todays Outline Part
1Part 1: User Involvement in Learning Space DesignPart 2: Engaging
Students in Campus DesignPart 3: Engaging Staff in Campus
DesignPart 4: Meaningful Engagement 5. User surveysDesign
charettesReference groupsPost occupancy reviewUser Involvement in
Space DesignHow does your institution involve staff andstudents in
the design of new learning spaces? 6. Student Feedback New
ClassroomsIts totally awesome!Great for group work&
discussionsChairs are greatTables on wheelsare greatCan you write
on thegreen boards. I thinkwe should.I dont like it. Theyspent so
muchmoney. I feel soobligatedI go home and cryevery night after
thisclassId rather be poor andIrish than be hatlessNeeds more
orgies 7. KG E Block RefitKG Classroom Refit 8. Student Feedback
Library UpgradeWow oh wow! Went to the unilibrary today (on my own
will)and it looks snazzy. Imactually going to spend moretime at
#QUT this year now.How good does the new#QUT Kelvin Grove
librarylook?! There are books onthe ceiling!!Re-designed library is
prettyfreaking cool. It smells likenew car in here! (@ QUTKelvin
Grove Library) this isthe place to be!The #QUT library isfreaking
cool! It lookslike a gay night club! 9. KG E Block RefitKG Library
Refit 10. Bright colours.LivelyatmosphereLove the glasswalls in the
lectureroom!Its a really vibrantenvironment to teach in.The decor
and layout ofthe rooms are conduciveto learningStaff Feedback
Classroom Upgrade 11. These studentscannot follow the AVsystem or
pay properattention to teacherat front of roomIs this for
teachingor do we just let thestudents work it outfor
themselves?lecture stand shouldbe built so that thepresenter can
standbehind the stand andsee the studentsPLEASE, PLEASE bringback
the didacticteaching space! I ambegging you!Staff Feedback
Classroom UpgradeHow would you react if this was the responseyou
received about a newly designed space? 12. KG E Block RefitGP
Classroom Refit 13. Involvement of academics and studentsin all
aspects of the design,development and management ofspace.
Involvement of technical and facilitiesstaff in the design,
development andmanagement of learning activities andcurriculum
design. Places, spaces and support programs toenable groups to
explore ideas, makemistakes and change directions. Academic and
student champions fornew spacesCo-Creation of Learning Space 14.
Todays Outline - Part 2Part 1: User involvement in the Design of
Learning SpacesPart 2: Engaging Students in Campus DesignPart 3:
Engaging Staff in Campus DesignPart 4: Meaningful Engagement 15.
Designed by students for studentsbased on notion of evolution
ratherthan a completed solution Students were encouraged to
"makethe space work for them" with newnon traditional forms of
movablefurniture and related technology. Students involved in
evaluation andmarketing End result: Simple, cost effectivesolution
that challenged QUTorthodoxy.Case 1: Student Led Design 16. Real
Impact, Real ChangeWhat are the major impediments at
yourinstitution in terms of doing something that istruly
innovative? 17. Classroom feedback and groupcollaboration solution
Multifaceted designed based on aperceived need. Student advice led
to greatersimplification of the solution. Students involved in
evaluation inconjunction with academics End result: Simple, cost
effectivesolution that found favor in a widevariety of
situations.Case 2 Student Guidance for ProjectsLECTURETOOLS 18. Go
Soap Box 19. Lecture was Engaging OWL helped involvementEnjoyed
lecturePreferred question method24%38%28%7%
3%StronglyagreeAgreeNeutralDisagree24%52%22%1%1%StronglyagreeAgreeNeutralDisagree31%38%31%Asking
aquestionverballyAsking aquestion usingOWLI dont have
apreference27%35%30%6% 2%StronglyagreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeReal
Differences 20. Student PerspectivesIts comforting to beable to
post a questionthat might seemsilly, and look atresponses on
OWLonly to find othershave been thinking thesame thing.I really
enjoyedinteracting with OWL.It made what is a verydry subject
excitingand stimulating! OWLdefinitely hasincreased my ability
tolearn and absorb thecontent.Student Perspectives 21. Todays
Outline - Part 3Part 1: User Involvement in Learning Space
DesignPart 2: Engaging Students in Campus DesignPart 3: Engaging
Staff in Campus DesignPart 4: Meaningful Engagement 22. New $250
million dollar science andengineering centre Strong focus on non
traditionallearning spaces. Recognition that there was no
agreedmodel for new spaces Community of practice established
totrial, modify and alter the spacedesign as they modified their
learningactivities for the new science degree Involved academics,
AV support, ITstaff, facilities staff, architects, andlearning
support staff as well asstudents in a live experimental spaceCase
3: Academic Engagement 23. KG E Block RefitScience and Engineering
Building 24. Building Blocks Approach 25. Agile Spaces 26. It
cannot be business-as-normal if weseek to achieve
educationaltransformation we need to learn frommodels which
represent best practice inthe field This is an operation on a large
scale 500+ teachers in ten new learning spaceswith about 10,000 of
QUTs students itbetter be great! The goal of the transformation is
to makeQUT a leader in the field of educationalresearch and
development in the STEMdisciplinesSustainable Change 27. Todays
Outline Part 4Part 1: User Involvement in Learning Space DesignPart
2: Engaging Students in Campus DesignPart 3: Engaging Staff in
Campus DesignPart 4: Meaningful Engagement 28. Principle 1: Ease of
access andsimplicity of design beatcomplexity and beauty
everytime.Principle 2: Things that are thesame should look and feel
thesame.Principle 3: Simple things canmake a big
difference.Principle 4: One size fits no-one.Principle 5: Just
becausesomething works for me nowdoesnt mean it will work for mein
the future.Engagement Derived PrinciplesSimplicityof DesignFit
forPurposeEase ofAccess 29. Principle 6: Spaces and theirpurposes
need to be allowed toevolve.Principle 7: Project budgets
andtimelines need to allow for thisevolution.Principle 8:
Institutions andsenior managers need to learnthat failure IS an
option.Principle 9: There is a bigdifference between opinion
andvision.Principle 10: Post occupancy isnot a one of
event.Engagement Derived PrinciplesSimplicityof DesignFit
forPurposeEase ofAccessEvolutionof PurposeSimplicityof Design 30.
Questions? MoreInformation?Geoff MitchellQueensland University
ofTechnologyEmail: [email protected]: 07 3138 4376
