At many conferences – even those about re-thinking learning spaces – the format remains one of formal lectures followed by seminar presentations, with very little time for debate or future planning.
Re-shaping Learning wants make discussion central. We have therefore arranged the two days to enable as much time as possible for group workshops. Delegates choose between 2 alternatives in each half day session. Here, 2 presentations will be given in sequence, followed by workshop where delegates agree key issues and action points related to their given theme, and communicate these visually.
Following all 3 half-day sessions, we will undertake a final shared workshop on the last afternoon to bring issues and proposals together as a ‘manifesto’.
In addition, all delegates are asked to arrive with an A2 poster, briefly outlining their interests and concerns.
Wednesday 21st July
Re-shaping Learning Conference
DAY 1
09:00 – 09:30
Registration, coffee and tea.
Pin-up delegate posters and posters exhibition.
09:30 – 09:45
Welcome and introduction
09:45 – 10:45
Re-viewing how we think about architecture and education
Dr Jos Boys, CETLD Senior Research Fellow, Learning Spaces
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee, tea and pastries
11:00 – 13:30
Presentation and Workshop sessions:
Group 1: Where are we now? Defining what we mean by learning spaces
(Chair: Jos Boys)
11.00 – 12.00
Clare Melhuish: Reviewing relationships between learning and space
12.00 – 13.00
Angela Thody: Is there a shared vocabulary for learning spaces?
13.00 -13.30
Discussion/Action planning
Group 2: Where are we now? Learning spaces and institutional agendas
(Chair: Anne Boddington)
11.00 – 12.00
Paul Temple: How do we connect learning spaces and institutional effectiveness?
12.00 – 13.00
Sian Kilner: Managing the Estate of the Future
13.00 -13.30
Discussion/Action planning
Lunch 13.30 – 14.30
14.30-17.00 Presentation and Workshop sessions:
Group 1: What kind of space is learning? The student experience
(Chair: Hilary Smith)
14.30 – 15.30
Clare Melhuish: What matters about space for learning; exploring perceptions and experiences
15.30 – 16.30
Olivia Sagan: Thinking of learning as a transitional space
16.30 – 17.00
Discussion/Action planning
Group 2: What kind of space is learning? On and beyond the campus.
(Chair: Jos Boys)
14.30 – 15.30
David Anderson: Learning beyond the university
15.30 – 16.30
Anne Boddington: Places, spaces, ideas and citizens
16.30 – 17.00
Discussion/Action planning
17.00 – 17.30 tea, coffee, biscuits and display of action planning posters
Evening: 19.00pm conference dinner: fish and chips at the Regency
Thursday 22nd July
Re-shaping Learning Conference
DAY 2
09:00 – 09:30
Coffee and tea.
09:30 – 9.45 Welcome and feedback from Wednesday
9.45-10.45
Configuring learning spaces; noticing the invisible
Professor Ronald Barnett, Institute of Education, London
10.45-11.00
Coffee, tea and pastries
11.00-13.30 Presentation and workshop sessions:
Group 1: Re-shaping Learning Spaces: from physical to virtual and back again
(Chair: Anne Boddington)
11.00 – 12.00
Susan Sherringham and Susan Stewart: Fragile constructions? Processes for re-shaping learning spaces
12.00 – 13.00
Ian Pearshouse and Brett Bligh: Evaluating physical and technology rich learning spaces
13.00 -13.30
Discussion/Action planning
Group 2: Re-shaping Learning Spaces: towards creative and effective measures
(Chair: Jos Boys)
11.00 – 12.00
Hilary Smith: Learning as a creative and haptic experience
12.00 – 13.00
Fiona Duggan: When learning space is a scarce resource
13.00 -13.30
Discussion/Action planning
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
Plenary workshop
14.30 – 15.30: Concluding session – as action, bringing together ideas as manifesto through drawing/writing
15.30 – 16.30 Finish with coffee, tea and cakes
