New Learning Spaces for New Modes of Learning and Teaching

Ne Le rningSp c sfo Ne w a ae r w Mo e o Le rninga ds f a nd Te c a hing BBSLG Annual Conference Leeds, 10th July 2008 Philippa Levy w w w .shef.,ac.uk/cilass

• Inquiry-based learning 2 • Web 2.0 • Information Com ons m Ove w rvie and inquiry collaboratories • Learning partnerships

3 Inquiry • The core of inquiry is the QUESTION –generating a process of discovery • “ action of s e e king , especially The (nowalw ays) for truth, know ledge or inform ation concerning som ething; search, research, investigation, exam ination”(OED) • Student-led exploration, investigation, research • Cas e - and pro ble m -bas e d le arning • Expe rie ntial le arning • Re s e arc h pro je c ts ‘ Inner Biology’ the inquiry m – ethod of teaching biology staff.washington.edu/jshaver/innerbiology/

4 IBL invo s lve • Students and/or tutors establishing question/problem etc • Students pursuing lines of inquiry (often in groups) • Draw on existing know ing ledge • Identifying newlearning and inform ation needs • Seeking inform ation, evidence, e.g. interacting w (digital) ith resources, datasets, archives • Discussing, receiving feedback, synthesising inform ation, constructing know ledge • Analysing and com unicating m ideas and results • W orking w staff as partners, ith participating in and contributing to a research com unity m

5 Inq uiring W b2 , e .0 le rne a rs • Ow ning and directing their experience • Participating, collaborating, social netw orking • Producing and co-creating - generating, repurposing and sharing content • Accessing m ultiple sources • Using a w variety of tools ide and environm ents • Creating personal learning netw orks and environm ents • Learning 2.0: ‘ passion-based learning’ (John Seely Brow n, 2008) Source: www.deitel.com

6 W inq hy uiry-b s dle rning(IBL)? ae a • Active and deep engagem ent w m ith essy, authentic questions and problem s • Experiencing ‘ supercom plexity’ and understanding how know ledge is created • Social participation, em ploym ent, lifelong learning • Strengthening the research- teaching nexus in universities • A strategic focus for University of Sheffield

7 An inte ra dvis n o HE g te io f “ purpose of teaching [… ] becom to induct The es students into various form of inquiry so that individuals s are able to live in a complex, uncertain w orld where know howto inquire is key to survival. W are looking ing e towards a higher education w here inquiry can becom e centre stage for both academ and students” ics (Brew, 2006) “ pedagogy of joint discovery” A (Barnett, 2007: 159)

8 • “ hat I liked about [IBL] w that I got to do - I m W as ean I w freer in a w as ay. [...] I built m ow argum y n ents, and that w really, really good for m I re ally e njo ye d as e. that, be c aus e it was fre e [...] I don’think you can do t that to the sam extent in an essay because that m e ode often is a set question that you have to have –of course you can say if you agree or not agree to w it states, hat but the question is often based on certain concepts or certain theories, w hile in this [inquiry ] pro je c t we c o uld c ho o s e o ur appo ro ac h by o urs e lve s . That was re ally g o o d”. • “think doing som I ething that, this is your project, do w hat you w w it, it’s s c ary but […] it’s my , my thing ant ith […] I fe e l like a g ro wn -up pe rs o n, going into [the research field], I like being able to do your ow thing” n . ‘Discovery’ inquiry projects

10 CILASS IBL fra e o m w rk • Co llabo rative inquiry and inquiry c o mmunitie s • Info rmatio n lite rac y developm ent • Ne two rke d learning • Inte rdis c iplinary inquiry • Classroom as re s e arc h s e nviro nme nts (‘collaboratories’ ) “ odelling the process of research in the student learning experience” M

11 ‘ e ta ingLa ’ Und rs nd w • 250 students • Online w orkbooks, structured tasks • Inquiry journals • Supported by online discussions (W ebCT) • 45 research groups, developing m ultim edia resources (film podcast, , pow erpoint) • Presented at ‘ celebration of inquiry’ event (attended by other students, staff and invited lawprofessionals)

12 She W b e De a e o Info a n Stud s Uo ila e b r, p rtm nt f rm tio ie , S

13 Inquiry in Se o Life c nd • A learning (and play) space –m like a classroom than a w ore ebsite – w newpedagogical possibilities ith • Assessed activity for 1 st year BSc Inform ation M anagem students on ent Inform ation Literacy m odule • Part of induction into research: in Sem ester 2 they undertake their ow n sm all-scale research projects • Critical incident interview w SL residents (a tim w s ith e hen they had an inform ation need relating to a SL activity) in SL itself • Students analyse transcripts in relation to m odels of RL information behaviour + audit interviewtechnique (for assessm ent) • Working w 2 librarians: in Sheffield (Lyn Parker) and St Andrew ith s (Vickie Corm ie) S . W e bbe r, Information S tudie s

14 Stud ntsa re e rc rs p d e , e s s a he , ro uc rs m m e o inq e b rs f uiry c m unitie o m s • Students researching the rise of blogging and considering w hether this is a new narrative genre • W orkshops held in CILASS collaboratory - groups of students m onitor blogs over a sem ester, and each research group has its ow blog n • Dr Stone aim to help s interested students to get their research published in a scholarly journal Dr. Brendan Stone, School of English, UoS

15 Inquiry-b s dinfo a n lite c ae rm tio ra y d ve p e - P yc lo y e lo m nt s ho g • Students investigate differences in the quality of information in psychology ‘ stories’ the popular press in and in the journal articles that provided their source • Students engage in online searching task to identify popular stories and trace the research evidence, using new sources and W of Know s eb ledge database; they then analyse the findings and reflect on their experience • Supported by the Library’ W of Know s eb ledge tutorial, trained student IL mentors (3rd years) and tutors

16 Dis e ina s m ting s e inq tud nt uiry a re e rc nd s a h Tw jo o urnals

17 Inquiry in ne s a e w pcs • Accessible • Flexible • Social • Inform ation-rich • Technology-rich • Seam lessly interfacing betw een virtual and physical spaces/resources

18 TheInfo a n rm tio Cm o o m ns “ o tha alib ry, m re n ra m retha a IT s a e o n n pc, m retha as y o n tud c ntre e ” Social learning spaces, connecting and integrating digital and physical spaces in neww ays

19 Uo Info a n C m o S rm tio o m ns • 1,300+ study spaces, 500+ PCs, 100,000 books, 50 Internet kiosks • Diverse study spaces, w ireless enabled • Silent spaces: PC room no PC/laptop ; space; laptops-only space • 10 bookable group room s • Flexispace • Diverse table form ats, incl. large group tables w w screen PCs ith ide • Soft seating w pow points for laptops ith er • 2 ICT-enabled classroom s • Café • CILASS spaces and collaboratories

20 “ g t b o o Fa e o k, c t to I e o ks ut, c b o ha p o le yo kno , c o ab ha a ep , u w hill ut it, ve c ffe . Ye h, w s m g o e s ys o e a rite o e o d s a , tha s rt o thing re lly” t o f , a • “Better than the library… it’ not s • Colour com pletely silent, which I get a bit intimidated by, really” • Views • Space • Quiet • “ can sit dow and m You n ake yourself at hom you know – e, ? • Relaxed you’ got a lot of table space and ve • Approachable you can lay yourself out w ithout • M odern w orrying about disturbing other people as m uch” • Cosy • Com puters • Resources • “ e like the Inform W ation Com ons m because w can sit in a group and e do our w freely w ork ithout any restrictions”

21 CILASS Inquiry c lla o to s o b ra rie • 2‘ collaboratories’ and 24 students) (40 • 1 w fixed collaborative w ith orkstations (large screens) • 1 w flexible tables/chairs and laptops ith • 5 breakout/group room (6-8 students) s • W ireless netw orking • Cluster connectivity betw een com puters and plasm screens a • Interactive w hiteboards • Sound and video-recording • Access Grid Node (studio-based, Collaboratory 1) • ‘Huddleboards’ and copycam flipcharts; w s; rite-on w surfaces all • M obile technologies, including digital cam eras, cam corders, PDAs, personal response system • Soft spaces • Seam less access to resources of w ider IC

22 Hud le o rd a c p a s d b a s nd o yc m Lightw eight, double-sided, w hiteboards for sm group all collaboration or presentations. M obile easels and w all- m ounted tracks for display. Ideas generated on huddleboards are converted to digital images using the Copy Cam e.g. for use s, in pow erpoint presentations, collaborative inquiry projects.

23 W t s ff s y ha ta a • “ perfect opportunity to The get students w orking w ith research m aterials” •“ Inviting, technologically advanced and perfect for group-w ork” • “ ulates newideas for Stim teaching and pedagogy” • “w facilities like the I ish collaboratories w mere ore w idely available throughout the University”

24 W ts e s y ha tud nts a •“CILASS rules! W hat an environm ent!” •“CILASS room fantastic - technology here w really great, as m ade it far m ore interesting than other sem inars” •“Learning has finally com into the 21st e century! The new technology has opened m eyes to y exciting neww ays to exam literary texts” ine

25 • Developing newpedagogies and creating newspaces •M ulti-disciplinary partnership • Focused on learning and teaching • Student involvem ent • Supporting the users • Cham pions prom oting the ideas • Training (blending technology and pedagogy) • Facilitating exchange of practice

26 C nc io o lus n • A strategic perspective • An integrated perspective on pedagogy, space and technology • A partnership project dependent on cross- disciplinary dialogue and stakeholder involvem ent • A w in progress –w re learning as w ork e’ e go along • Underpinned by evaluation and research

27 http:// w w c c w .jis .a .uk/eli_le rning p c s a s a e .html Short JISC video on ‘designing technology-rich learning spaces, CILASS collaboratory’

28 Que tio fo b a ut s s io s ns r re ko e s n • Howdo you and your service currently support ‘ inquiring’learners and pedagogies? Howm ight you further build on and develop w you do? hat • Physical spaces? Partnerships w educational ith developm ent? W 2.0? … .? eb • W issues and challenges do you identify in hat the developm of your practice and service for ent ‘inquiring’students and pedagogies?

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