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Tag Archives: place
Embodiment – physicality and presence in #activelearning
Imagine active learning. What comes to mind for me is people, together, finding value and common purpose in each other. ‘People’ is a significant word in this description. It’s not an abstract notion of ‘learner’, it is a real, humanistic … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, belonging, Co-operative pedagogy, learner engagement, learning space, Literacies and intelligence, PhD, polycontextuality, studio
Tagged active learning, agency, assemblage theory, audio feedback, belonging, blended learning, care, co-operation, communities of practice, conversation, critical pedagogy, ecology, experience, experiential learning, hapitics, identity, inclusivity, learner engagement, learning ecology, learning environments, learning space, networked learning, ontology, people, physicality, place, placemaking, polycontextuality, Presence, Psychology, reflection, relationships, self-efficacy, situated learning, smart devices, smart learning, social theory, space, storytelling, studio, studio for all, technology, Third Space, twalk, voice
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Conversational Learning Spaces for #activelearning
In an earlier post I referred to Learning Walks as conversational learning spaces. As such, they exemplify active learning spaces. The focus on conversation as a dimension of active learning is at the heart of the rationale for advocacy for … Continue reading
Posted in Academic innovation, active learning, Applied Learning, Assessment & Feedback, belonging, Co-operative pedagogy, creativity, Digital Placemaking, employability, learner engagement, learning space, Literacies and intelligence, PhD, Possibilities, social media for learning, studio-based learning, walking
Tagged active learning, agency, context, conversation, creativity, diversity, exchange, identity, improvisation, inclusivity, learning space, negotiation, openness, parity, place, selfregulation, serendipity, social construction, storytelling, timeliness, trust
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The Connected Classroom – “The Hub of Connectivity” #activelearning #hybridlearning
I am preparing a workshop for #ARUDigiFest titled ‘Digital collaborators: developing a digital classroom approach of connected learning’ (Cambridge 9th September and Chelmsford 11th September). Working with my colleague Uwe Richter, we will explore the idea of the digital classroom … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, Co-operative pedagogy, creativity, Digital Placemaking, learning space, Media-enhanced learning, PhD, Possibilities, studio
Tagged active learning, authentic learning, blended learning, co-creation, co-production, conceptual knowledge, connected learning, context, definition, digifest, digital learning, hybrid learning space, hybrid learning studio, hybridity, ideas, interactivity, learner-generated content, learning environments, learning space, place, real world, situated learning, space, technology, technology-enhanced learning
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Twalking back to happiness #twalk #spacetwalkLeeds
Join us for a Twalk , 27th March 2019 Theme: Doing, Being, Belonging, Becoming and Connecting – the role of learning space I have posted on each of the theme keywords. The key question for us to explore is, how … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, belonging, BYOD, Digital Placemaking, learner engagement, learning space, Media-enhanced learning, polycontextuality, social media for learning, walking
Tagged active learning, becoming, being, belonging, connecting, conversation, doing, formal learning, home, informal learning, non-formal learning, ontology, place, space, third place, twalk, walk, walking, walkshop
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Repositioning contact time to explain the value of education
I happened to mention that I worked in higher education to a women who sold me a vase in a craft shop; the sort of situation where I normally feel at ease with people I meet beyond the educational setting. … Continue reading
Posted in belonging, learner engagement, learning space
Tagged active learning, agency, agility, autonomy, boundary crossing, challenge, co-operation, collaboration, collabotation, communities of practice, ecology, employability, engagement, identity, journey, learner engagement, learning ecology, learning environments, learning space, liminality, motivation, networked learning, people, place, placemaking, reflection, relationships, self-efficacy, situated learning, space, student engagement, time, transformation
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Researching academic innovation to foster belonging
I am working with an innovative subject group at the moment who have done much to foster student belonging. They have a long list of small recent and current initiatives intended to develop a cohesive disciplinary identity. Previously, they … Continue reading
The writing is on the wall – poetry and place
There has been an interesting little discussion on Twitter today following a post from @viviennestern. This, on a wall @sheffhallamuni made me stop and stare. For all the vitriol about universities, they exist to help us think better, understand more. What … Continue reading
Posted in learning space, polycontextuality, social media for learning
Tagged agency, art, belonging, home, place, placemaking, public art, space
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Place is our starting point
“In Aristotle …we have a very powerful philosophy of place as the starting point for all other forms of existence.” (Cresswell, 2009, p. 2) This year will see the publication of my book Reimagining Spaces for Learning in Higher Education. … Continue reading
