In this article, Higher Ed IQ takes a look at the unique approaches two internationally recognised primary schools are taking to learning design and how these approaches are improving teaching and learning outcomes

In this article, Diane Rickard, Head Teacher at Silverton Primary School, shares the strategies her school is using to design personalised and innovative student learning spaces and the steps they have taken to successfully integrate new technology into classroom design to improve student engagement.

The quest to deliver superior learning spaces has seen a wide range of bold, visionary designs emerge. However some educational institutions are reporting difficulties with the learning spaces they have developed. Adjustment issues range from a lack of buy-in from senior leadership, to teachers and students not wanting or being able to successfully utilise the new design features.

Without the right combination of the appropriate design elements, philosophy, physical systems and components, a learning space cannot deliver the experience that students deserve and good business dictates they should have.

In this article we explore how best to improve learning spaces. We look at design principles to guide best return on experience, case studies of those institutions doing it well and how we keep learning spaces relevant and effective. 

Over the last decade learning spaces have evolved from traditional lecture style classrooms to technology-enabled environments that promote collaborative learning and problem solving, and as new technologies continue to emerge (think Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in more recent times), the way that students learn and engage is going to continue to change.

In order to keep up, universities must constantly look for new and innovative ways of teaching and focus on how to design environments that are flexible enough to accommodate a dynamic, technology-rich and collaborative style of learning.

To ensure students are engaged, and to deliver the best possible student experience, education providers need to embrace the importance of innovative and immersive physical spaces – informal, formal and virtual - that are designed to meet the needs of modern learning and teaching.

Looking to achieve exactly this, and to give their students inspiring learning experiences in inspiring learning spaces, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has invested in Active Learning  Environments. Ahead of the Next Generation Learning Space Design Summit 2020 we chat to Professor Bob Fox, Curriculum Academic Lead, Office of the Pro Vice- Chancellor (Education) at UNSW. Bob discusses UNSW’ next generation learning spaces, as well as the importance of active learning to the modern student experience. 

Over the past decade, universities and colleges of all types and sizes have started to rethink the traditional classrooms. Ahead of our 9th Annual summit, the team atNew Generation Learning Space have put together this list of the Top 5 Learning Spaces Trends that are not only changing the spaces we learn in, but revolutionising the educational experience. Featuring 2 snapshot case studies from San J...

Over the last decade learning spaces have evolved from traditional lecture style classrooms to technology-enabled environments that promote collaborative learning.

But no matter what stage you are at, designing and developing learning spaces is an ever evolving journey – and one that never stops.

As new technologies continue to emerge (think Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in more recent times), the way that students learn and engage is going to continue to change.

In order to keep up, universities must constantly look for new and innovative ways of teaching and focus on how to design environments that are flexible enough to accommodate and create a dynamic, flexible, technology-rich and collaborative style of learning.

To ensure students are engaged and to deliver the best possible student experience, education providers need to embrace the importance of innovative and immersive physical spaces that are designed to meet the needs of modern learning and teaching.

Ahead of the New Generation Learning Space Design Summit 2020 we take a look at the biggest trends in learning space development and explore where the future is heading for learning spaces in an era of technological advancements and modern pedagogies.

Ahead of the New Generation Learning Space Design Summit 2019 we take a look at the biggest trends in learning space development and explore where the future is heading for learning spaces in an era of technological advancements and modern pedagogies.

Ahead of the New Generation Learning Space Design Summit, we chat with Sam McKenzie, Project Manager, at the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation, University of Queensland. Sam will discuss how improving stakeholder engagement, with staff and students in particular, is the key to creating successful new learning spaces.

Ahead of the 8^th Annual Next Generation Learning Space Design Summit, we chat with Jennie Vine, Assistant Principal and Kieran Nolan, Educational Technologist at Wooranna Park Primary School in Victoria.

Jennie and Kieran will discuss how Wooranna has integrated and implemented cutting edge technology and blockchain, revolutionising their learning spaces to foster experiential learning outcomes.