Presentation at EdTech 2015, Irish Learning Technology Association Conference, University of Limerick, Limerick, 28th May 2015.

1. New Generation Learning Spaces:
Investing in the Digital Campus
Mark Brown, Fergus Donohue, Justin Doyle, Mark Glynn & Ian Spillane
EdTech 2015, Limerick
28th May 2015

2. 1. Why
Learning
Spaces
2. The
Current
State
3. The
Future
State

3. 1. Why Learning Spaces

4. “We shape our dwellings
and afterwards our dwellings shape us”
1. Why Learning Spaces

5. 1. Why Learning Spaces

6. 1. Why Learning Spaces

7. Off Campus
in Class
Off Campus
out of Class
On Campus
in Class
Acquisition
Participation
On Campus
out of Class
Synchronous Asynchronous
1. Why Learning Spaces

8. • JISC Reports
• Educause Reports
• Spaces for Knowledge Generation
Wealth of literature…
1. Why Learning Spaces

9. “High quality teaching requires high
quality learning environments”
Basic premise…
(Keppell, Souter & Riddle, 2011)
1. Why Learning Spaces

10. 2. The Current State

11. 2. The Current State

12. 2. The Current State

13. 2. The Current State

14. 2. The Current State

15. 2. The Current State

16. 2. The Current State

24. 3. The Future State

25. 3. The Future State
• Guiding principles
• Definition of five categories
• Defining standards for each category
Redesigning our dwellings…

26. 3. The Future State

32. Project
design…

33. 3. The Future State

34. 3. The Future State

35. 3. The Future State

36. 3. The Future State

37. • Significant funding available – millions
• Partnership of many stakeholders
anchored in a much wider Teaching
and Learning Strategy
In conclusion…
Conclusion
• Three year project