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This page is under construction - please bear with us while we complete it! Learning Environments |
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 Universities globally face the challenge of creating new forms of learning
environments on-campus to support the shift to more active, student-centred and
collaborative approaches to learning. This requires institutions to rethink the
nature and role of both formal learning environments (lecture theatres, seminar
rooms, laboratories, etc) and informal learning environments (libraries,
learning commons, external areas, etc).The design and development of new learning environments will require universities to work in new ways to adopt more collaborative, multi-disciplinary approaches. In September, 2007, representatives from a number of U21 institutions convened at The University of Melbourne to participate in an intensive weeklong learning environment design forum. Based on an actual classroom site (a 100 seat lecture theatre) the participants worked in small, multi-disciplinary teams to respond to a project brief requiring the development of a collaborative learning environment. At the conclusion of the design forum, the participants agreed to further thinking and improved approaches to the creation of improved learning environments on-campus through the formation of a collaborative group on learning environments. This group is open to all academic and non-academic staff of U21 member institutions. The group aims to build on its initial activity by sharing ideas and material relating to specific institutional projects, as well as through the co-operative involvement in future professional development events. Anyone interested in joining the group or learning more about its activity should contact the convenor, Associate Professor Peter Jamieson at the University of Melbourne. |
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