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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
Can anyone #twalk ? #socmedhe17
Next week myself, Alex Spiers, Chris Rowell and Jeff Waldock will run our workshop ‘Walk this Way’ at SocMedHE17. We will be joined in spirit at least by Santanu Vasant and Claire Moscrop. Between us, we ran the #twalk on … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, BYOD, Digital Placemaking, learning space, MELSIG, Possibilities, social media for learning, walking
Tagged blended learning, digital-social age, disruptive innovation, learning environments, MELSIG, mobile learning, place, smart devices, social media, social media for learning, space, student engagement, technique, Third Space, twalk, twitter
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Friendship and the classroom
I attended a seminar today given by my colleague Emma Heron. I was fortunate enough to mentor Emma through a year-long research project looking at the role of friendship in the student experience. It was good to catch up today … Continue reading
Posted in Applied Learning, BYOD, learning space
Tagged agency, belonging, co-operation, ecology, identity, in-between, interactivity, journey, learner autonomy, learner engagement, learning ecology, learning space, liminality, place, placemaking, space, student engagement, Third Space, trust
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