ERIC Number: EJ1016916
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 24
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Developing Learning Spaces in Higher Education: An Evaluation of Experimental Spaces at the University of Leicester
Wood, Phil; Warwick, Paul; Cox, Derek
Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, v5 n2 p49-72 Sum 2012
Consideration of the physical environment in which learning takes place has become a growing area of academic interest over the past decade. This study focuses on the experiences and perceptions of academic staff and students who used three refurbished, and innovative, learning spaces at the University of Leicester. The results suggest that the physical environment can have an impact on the emotional and motivational experiences of students and staff. However, there is some suggestion that learning space development should not be at the expense of approaches to pedagogy which do not foreground the use of technologies. The analysis of the users' experiences leads to the proposition of a theoretical model for the apt design of future learning spaces in Higher Education. The DEEP learning space framework outlines the need for careful consideration being given to dynamic, engaging, ecological and participatory (DEEP) dimensions within the twenty-first century learning space.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Physical Environment, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Museums, Seminars, Geography, Educational Technology, Schools of Education, International Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Applied Linguistics, Graduate Study, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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