Category Archives: Digital Placemaking

How the use of technology can enhanced a sense of place

Community of Enhancement

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

I keep returning to the phrase Community of Enhancement to describe my philosophy behind my staff development role. It is not astounding but, significantly for me, it is a better than Community of Practice. It reflects and models the ethos … Continue reading →

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Photopedagogy and photovoice

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

Loopmans et al. (2012) observe that photographs incite public debate about place and community. When that public context is the university course and where there is a desire for learning engagement and community building, how can photography empower the learner? … Continue reading →

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Playing with time and crossing boundaries: multichronicity #activelearning

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

An analysis of the tweetchats revealed that neither synchronicity nor asynchronicity are able to capture the essence of what goes on in such a conversational space. Neither get close to capturing the value of the learning experience. Multichronicity provides a way of looking at the design of experiential learning in settings that accommodate learning ecologies: the academic designer must consider the quality of time spent in and navigating through a learning experience. Continue reading →

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Lifewide learning domains: rich intersections or contested spaces

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

I noted in my previous post on mapping our learning that I would be engaging in the collaborative inquiry ‘Towards a Better Understanding of Our Own Learning Lives’ led by Norman Jackson, Rob Ward and Jenny Willis. I have just about … Continue reading →

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Learning Spaces Iceberg

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

This infographic represents the complexity of learning space discourse and points to the experiential value of the ‘hidden depths’ where the space is least understood because it is least represented and least visible – who are the advocates for the … Continue reading →

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Being part of something – having a sense of presence #activelearning

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

The idea of ‘being’ is about presence and is central to an active learning philosophy. It reflects two things: personal identity and social presence in the learning environment. Lehman and Conceicao (2010) describe this as ‘being there’ and ‘being together’. … Continue reading →

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The problem with communities… a consideration of alternatives

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

Why do I explore ideas like being, belonging and becoming in relation to networks, but I hardly talk about communities any more? In this post I will look at why networks and affinity spaces more than communities have come to … Continue reading →

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Identity and the DB3Cs Model – a briefing

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

This post allows me to encapsulate ideas discussed here previously in a form that I hope is useful to you whether you are an academic or educational developer. It presents the DB3Cs model in the form of a useful framework … Continue reading →

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Space Walk #Twalk #ALN #activelearning

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Andrew Middleton

Active Learning Network – Space Walk 16 January 2020, 16:00 – 18:00 GMT Our Active Learning Network satellite group will be taking part in a Space Walk at Anglia Ruskin University and we hope others in the sector will join … Continue reading →

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