Learning spaces for the digital age: blending space with pedagogy
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Learning spaces for the digital age: blending space with pedagogy |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2177 |
Book Title | Physical and virtual learning spaces in higher education: concepts for the modern learning environment |
Authors | Hunt, Lynne (Author), Huijser, Henk (Author) and Sankey, Michael (Author) |
Editors | Keppell, Mike, Souter, Kay and Riddle, Matthew |
Page Range | 182-197 |
Chapter Number | 12 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Place of Publication | Hershey, PA. United States |
ISBN | 9781609601140 |
9781609601164 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-114-0.ch012 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=56050 |
Abstract | This chapter shows how virtual and physical learning spaces are shaped by pedagogy. It explores the shift in pedagogy from an orientation to teaching to an emphasis on student learning. In so doing, it touches on Net Generation literature indicating that this concept has a poor fit with the diverse nature of student populations engaged in lifelong learning. The argument is that the skill set required for lifelong learning is not age related. At the core of the chapter is a case study of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) which describes a history of learning environments that have been variously shaped by pedagogy and the limits of technology. It refers to the concept of the 'edgeless university', which acknowledges that learning is no longer cloistered within campus walls, and it describes how USQ is engaging with this concept through the development of open source learning materials. An important point in the chapter is that the deliberate design of quality learning spaces requires whole-of-institution planning, including academic development for university teaching staff, themselves often ill-equipped to take advantage of the potential of new learning environments. The import of the discussion is that higher education learning spaces are shaped by deliberate design, and that student learning is optimised when that design is pedagogically informed and properly managed. |
Keywords | distance learning; online learning; e-learning; lifelong learning; teaching; student learning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
461002. Human information behaviour | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Deputy Vice-Chancellor's Office (Global Learning Services) |
Learning and Teaching Support Unit | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0x7v/learning-spaces-for-the-digital-age-blending-space-with-pedagogy
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