Leabharlann UCD

Ionad Eolaíocht Sláinte UCD

UCD Library

Health Sciences Centre

Creating spaces for

learning

Designing the

UCD Health Sciences Library

Presented by Peter Hickey

Constructive alignment, John Biggs

Learning & Teaching activities

and

Assessment Methods

and

Intended Learning Outcomes

The Design drivers A place for learning

• Student centred and

student friendly

• Foster learning and

collaboration

• Anticipate pedagogical

changes

• Holdings to access

Student Centred Learning

• Shift of power in the Teacher-Student

relationship

• Active learning

• Choice in learning

What this means

• Increasing range of learning activities

• More collaborative group work

• More individualisation and choice

• More frequent occupancy of library spaces

• Quality and variety of spaces must be good

• Greater use of resources, print, electronic, staff

• New methods of assessment

Individual study

• 3 different sizes of desk

• 3 styles of bench/table

Casual seating

• Armchairs, couches,

benches

Collaborative study and PBL rooms

Connectivity

• Power and data to desks

• Individual lighting

• Full wireless coverage

• Laptop lending service

Computer Labs

Making it Student Centred

• Accessible – Convenient – Visible – Compact

• Welcoming – Ambience – Environment – Quality

• Relevant and usable – Variety and choice – Connectivity – Adaptable – Manageable

Accessible

• Convenient

• Visible

• Compact

Group

rooms in

Library

Student in

Public

corridor

Welcoming

• Ambience

• Environment

• Quality

Shift from

Holdings to

Access

Lifelong learning Skills

• Prior Experience

• Critical Friends