Tag Archives: attention

Polycontextuality, spheres and headphones

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Andrew Middleton

Space, including learning space, can be thought of as ‘spheres’ and ‘atmospheres’. Ash (2016) looks at the implications of this for studio studies. For me and my own interest in studio-based learning and my longstanding interest in the ‘digital voice’ … Continue reading →

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Noise annoys in the #activelearning classroom – or does it?

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Andrew Middleton

Studies of Active Learning Classrooms (e.g. SCALE UP and Team-based Learning), and active learning more generally, identify noise and the ambient conditions of the classroom as being a distinguishing feature (Worthing, 2018). That active learning is noisy, is a truism, … Continue reading →

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