Delivered at Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Conference 18-19 Oct 2007, University College Dublin, Ireland. 2007-10-18.

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2. Creating spaces for
learning
Designing the
UCD Health Sciences
Library
Presented by Peter Hickey
UCD Library Leabharlann UCD
Health Sciences Centre Ionad Eolaíocht Sláinte UCD

3. Constructive alignment, John Biggs
Learning & Teaching activities
and
Assessment Methods
and
Intended Learning Outcomes

4. The Design drivers A place for learning
• Student centred and
student friendly
• Foster learning and
collaboration
• Anticipate pedagogical
changes
• Holdings to access

5. Student Centred Learning
• Shift of power in the Teacher-Student
relationship
• Active learning
• Choice in learning

6. 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

7. Individual study
• 3 different sizes of desk
• 3 styles of bench/table

8. Casual seating
• Armchairs, couches,
benches

9. Collaborative study and PBL rooms

10. Connectivity
• Power and data to desks
• Individual lighting
• Full wireless coverage
• Laptop lending service

11. Computer Labs

16. Making it Student Centred
• Accessible
– Convenient
– Visible
– Compact
• Welcoming
– Ambience
– Environment
– Quality
• Relevant and usable
– Variety and choice
– Connectivity
– Adaptable
– Manageable

17. Accessible
• Convenient
• Visible
• Compact

19. Group
rooms in
Library
Student in
Public
corridor

21. Welcoming
• Ambience
• Environment
• Quality

25. Shift from
Holdings to
Access

26. Lifelong learning Skills
• Prior Experience
• Critical Friends

27. Thank you