ERIC Number: EJ1027715
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
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Incorporating Technologies into a Flexible Teaching Space
Joy, Mike; Foss, Jonathan; King, Emma; Sinclair, Jane; Sitthiworachart, Jirarat; Davis, Rachel
British Journal of Educational Technology, v45 n2 p272-284 Mar 2014
Higher education institutions are increasingly exploring how they can use emerging technologies to develop and enhance the learning experiences offered to students. These activities have mainly focused on developing student-centered facilities. The University of Warwick has taken the next step by developing a space (the Teaching Grid) specifically designed to meet the needs of teaching staff across the institution. This paper describes how the Teaching Grid supports teachers by providing a flexible experimental space together with a rich collection of established and new technologies, and with comprehensive staff support. We analysed the use of the facility during the first 30 months of operation, using data collected from 119 case studies, in order to present a perspective on how they have used the technologies and how this has impacted on their teaching practice. We present a taxonomy that provides a concrete framework to support future analysis of and comparisons between such spaces.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Faculty, Case Studies, Classification, Educational Needs, Teacher Collaboration, Space Utilization, Access to Computers, Access to Information
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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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