Learning Spaces Toolkit

It was the Best of times

It was the Best of times

We have a new model of learning styles, socio-constructivism, group

learning. seems that the vast majority of people learn better this

way.

It was the Worst of times

We have a new model of learning styles, socio-constructivism, group

learning. seems that the vast majority of people learn better this

way.

Fine we will build all our teaching

and learning spaces this way. That will

solve all our problems . . . .

It was the age of Wisdom

Let’s consult widely with our stakeholders to make sure we get the right type of space

It was the age of Wisdom

Let’s consult widely with our stakeholders to make sure we get the right type of space

It was the age of foolishness

The academics that are teaching will

know what is required.

It was the epoch of belief

We won’t suffer delays and no one will change their

minds, and the World will stay the same whilst we

start the 2+ year process.

It was the epoch of belief

oWe won’t suffer delays and no one will change their

minds, and the World will stay the same whilst we

start the 2+ year process.

It was the epoch of incredulity

WT ??

It was the season of light

It was the season of light

We build buildings all the time, we know what we’re doing.

It was the season of darkness

We build buildings all the time, we know what we’re doing.

The last four buidings were

student bedrooms and staff offices.

It was the spring of hope

We will embed technology in the place, it will be wicked!

It was the spring of hope

We will embed technology in the place, it will be wicked!

It was the winter of despair

As long as

it is not

wickedly

complicated

We had everything before us

Look a brand new buidingperfectly answering our

needs

We had everything before us

Look a brand new buidingperfectly answering our

needs

We had nothing before us

What we believed were

our needs.

We are all going direct to Heaven

We are all going direct the other way

In short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the

superlative degree of comparison only

Sharing best practise and lessons learned

Pick a learning space project, discuss in your group and identify 3 top items of good practise and 3 lessons learned:

• On partnership working – how well have you led your estates department and architects

• Effective learning by design-challenges in delivering flexible / specialist space in the same building.

• Change management – how easy has the transition from managing stock to managing learning been.

How do you engage students in your design?, through? [pick top 3]

A. the Students Union/Guild

B. user groups

C. email lists,

D. student reps

E. little or no engagement

the S

tudents

Unio

n/Guild

user g

roups

email

lists

,

student r

eps

little

or n

o engage

ment

33%

24%

6%

29%

7%

The traditional space v’s modern space [by head count] at the present time is:A. 0-25% traditional

B. 26-49% traditional

C. 50/50

D. 51-75% traditional

E. 76%-100% single study

0-25% tr

aditional

26-49% tr

aditional

50/50

51-75% tr

aditional

76%-1

00% si

ngle st

udy

12%15%

6%

39%

27%

Trajectory of usage is:

A. more moving to traditional

B. stable

C. more moving to modern

D. not sure.

more

movin

g to tr

aditional

stable

more

movin

g to m

odern

not sure

.

18% 18%

41%

24%

Was your design of space:

A. Independent of the rest of the campus learning spaces

B. Took account of the currentsurplus / deficit of learning spaces

C. Took account of the plannedbalance over the next 5 years.

Independent o

f the re

st o

f t..

Took acco

unt of t

he curre

nt ...

Took acco

unt of t

he pla

nned...

48%

15%

36%

Who do you listen to concerning overall design? [pick up to 3]A. PVC education

B. Academic

C. library staff

D. estates, space planning

E. students

F. other

PVC educa

tion

Academ

ic

libra

ry st

aff

estate

s, sp

ace p

lannin

g

students

other

9%6%

2%

32%

22%

30%

How do you manage behaviour ? [pick up to 3]

A. using employed students

B. using peer pressure from students

C. using library staff

D. using security

E. signage / colour

F. zoning by expected behaviour

using e

mplo

yed students

using p

eer pre

ssure

from

st...

using lib

rary

staff

using se

curit

y

signage /

colo

ur

zonin

g by e

xpect

ed behavio

ur

2%

13%

28%

17%

10%

30%

How have [will] you manage the change of ethos for your teams, as you decrease managing material and increase managing learning [pick up to 3]?

A. staff development

B. customer service training

C. Visits to other Libraries

D. role models

E. “managing conflict” training

F. dismissalst

aff deve

lopm

ent

cust

omer s

ervice

train

ing

Visits

to o

ther L

ibra

ries

role

models

“manag

ing c

onflict

” tra

inin

g

dismiss

al

36%

29%

1%5%5%

23%

How do you mange overnight use? [pick up to 3]

A. we don’t have any

B. we don’t manage it

C. security staff

D. library staff

E. CCTV

F. paid students

we d

on’t have

any

we d

on’t m

anage it

secu

rity st

aff

libra

ry st

aff

CCTV

paid st

udents

5%2%

5%

18%18%

52%

Do postgraduates taught students migrate to the library?A. no

B. Yes, for study purposes

C. Yes, for structure during their day

D. Yes, for social mixing across Faculties/Departments /Schools.

E. Yes, other no

Yes, fo

r stu

dy purp

oses

Yes, fo

r stru

cture

durin

g thei..

.

Yes, fo

r socia

l mix

ing acr

oss ..

.

Yes, oth

er

6%

84%

6%0%3%