The document outlines a 60-minute pop-up workshop focused on active learning classrooms (ALCs) and collaborative whiteboarding techniques. Participants will engage in concept mapping, brainstorming, and thematic sorting to construct a video commentary on transitioning to an active learning paradigm. The workshop emphasizes the roles of teachers and students, as well as the importance of infrastructure and institutional priorities in enhancing learning spaces.

1. CAFÉ
Consistently active, flexible and experiential
a 60 minute pop-up workshop on spaces for learning using collaborative
whiteboarding techniques
Andrew Middleton & Ian Glover
with Tim Jones, David Greenfield, Sinead O’Toole, David Smith
Jeff Waldock, Ciara O’Hagan, and Colin Beard

2. Introduction and background
We will explore Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs)
 Spaces for learning
 ALCs and SCALE-UP
 Stand Up Pedagogy and whiteboarding
 Future Learning Spaces Academic Interest Group

3. What we will do
Whiteboarding techniques to construct a video commentary exploring
“Moving to an active learning paradigm”
• Concept mapping - to explore the scope of the problem
• Listing: to brainstorm and list actions
• Sorting: to organise and assign actions

4. Concept mapping
“Moving to an active learning paradigm”
Explore the scope of the problem
Consider incorporating
1. The teacher’s role
2. The student’s role
3. Infrastructure
4. Institutional priorities: Employability, Retention & Inclusive Practice
Then create a video commentary

5. Listing
“Moving to an active learning paradigm”
As a group, construct an action list to address all or part of your concept
map

6. Sorting
“Moving to an active learning paradigm”
Swap boards
Sort the list thematically and assign actions

7. Summary discussion
“Moving to an active learning paradigm”
 ALCs
 Whiteboarding
 PBL
 Groupwork
 Institution and infrastructure