2. Chapter 1
• Learning is changing in the 21th Century; technology used in the learning
environment such as interactive white boards, personal learning environment,
wireless networks, mobile devices, the internet and high quality digital learning
resources and the ability to access many of these from home and at work place is
altering the experiences and aspirations of the learners. Increasing investment in
education and learning technologies combined with the need for more cost
effective space utilisation is making increasingly important for project /programme
managers and company directors to keep on abreast of new thinking about the
new design of highly technological –rich learning space. It is of paramount
importance to understand what makes an effective design .The best achievement
are likely to assist all within the institution to work more productively and to and
to produce learners who are confident ,adaptable ,independent and inspired to
learn. In short the design of our learning hub should become a physical
representation of the institution‘s vision, goals, mission statement and strategy for
learning, responsive, inclusive and supportive of attainment by all.
• A learning space should be able to motivate learners, and promote learning as an
activity, support collaborative as well as formal practice, provides personalised and
inclusive environment and be flexible in the face of changing needs.
3. Motivation
• Well-designed learning hub has a motivational effect. For example a learning area
with an infused natural light provides an environment that is easy and pleasurable
to work in.
• Wireless connectivity within a brightly open plan social area will encourage
engagement in learning and instil a beyond time tabled classes.
• Involving learners in aspect of design is also important as this signalises that they
can have a measure of the control over the learning environment.
4. Collaboration
• Learners have since benefiting academically from social interaction with their
peers. An open –plan informal learning area provide individual learning
environments which also support collaborative activities ,and they can often be
created from previously underutilised space.
5. Personalisation and inclusion
• Flexible furniture and wider doorways meet the needs of the variety learners
not only the wheelchair users but also audio visual users.
• Changes in the furniture layout can assist learners, navigation around the
building and help them to adjust their behaviour according to their purposes
of the space.
NB: These initiatives represent shift in attitudes that welcome and support all
types of learners and promote different ways of learning.
6. Flexibility
• Following the period when technology was growing and changing rapidly and
also led to an increase in student numbers, flexibility in the design of leaning
space has become essential.
7. CHAPTER 2
TRANSFORMING LEARNING EXPERIENCES
• Embedding technology into learning space is likely to be an evolutionary
process rather than revolutionary process .Considering technological
requirements at the early stages of planning will ensure that maximum
benefit from the investment. The learning space needs well-designed
technological infrastructures that make the whole learning process more
interesting. In order to achieve our aim there is need for:
• Mobile learning
• Connected learning
• Visual –interactive learning
• Supported learning
8. Diagrams
NB: EMBEDDING TECHNOLOGY INTO LEARNING AND TEACHING SPACES IS LIKELY TO
BE AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS RATHER THAN REVOLUTIONARY ONE.
-tablets
-laptops
-mobile phones
-wireless keyboards
-digital cameras
Mobile Learning
- -wired computing
-wireless networks
-internet -enabled
mobile phones
Connected
Learning
10. A cross section of a well
designed learning and
vocational space.
A GENERAL TEACHING SPACE
WITH LEARNERS ,WHITE BOARD,
POWER SOCKTES,WIRED
COMPUTERS,STACKABLE
CHAIRS,STACKABLE
CHAIRS,MOBILE INTREACTIVE
WHITEBOARDS,VIDEO
CONFERENCING FACILITY.
A VOCATIONAL TRAINING SPACE
WITH WIRED LAPTOPS,FREE
STANDING WITH HIGH LEVEL
MONITORS,POWER SOCKETS,AND
DATA POINTS.WALL –MOUNTED
INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD
,DIGITAL CAMERAS AND
ADDITIONAL PROJECTION
SCREEN.
11. ENTRANCES OF A LEARNING HUB
• Entering a learning hub should create a sense of excitement about learning. The
entrance should be the first point of contact between the institution and its
stakeholders .It will establish the prevailing culture for visitors. The entrance itself
should offer clear accessible information about the institution and what should be
achieved thus it should communicate the vision and mission statement of the
organisation.an entrance area will also need to provide a welcoming secure
environment establishing the capability of the institution to cater for its learners .
NB.The role of entrance is vital. It can form the heart of the institution, and
establish a culture of learning, support and professionalism, which reflects the
institution’s vision. It can bring together in space the range of facilities on which
learners depend and demonstrates effective use of up-to-date communication and
information technologies.
12. TEACHING SPACES
• The creation of a teaching space is a long journey that we should consider. The
design of teaching space in a learning hub is usually need to be both tutor –led and
learner –led and ultimately support learner –tutor activities. The design of a
teaching space should make sure goals and objectives are met. It is most probable
that a learning hub institution will aim to increase better quality teaching space
with increased space for seats, video streaming and conferencing. Usually
technology in the teaching and learning space does not only ensures effectiveness
but also extend to flexibility. Use of wireless networks provide advantages
especially to the tutors and learners. It can give both learners and tutors access to
resources during the sessions.
• Staff development programmes focusing on teaching space and learning in a
technology –rich environment are essential to build understanding as well as
confidence.
14. FLEXIBLE DESIGNS FOR FLEXIBLE LEARNING
• Furniture plays a significant role in enabling a learning environment to be
flexible.to achieve this goal, our learning hub should have frequently
invested in bespoke furniture design.
15. Photos of well designed leaning hubs with flexible furniture
arranged
• Chairs with rectangle tables
arranged in U –shaped style.
• Chairs with round tables.
16. Photos of learning spaces in the hub
• Teaching space in the learning hub • An interactive learning taking place in the
learning hub
17. Photos of different users and the learning activities
• Kids in the learning hub • Users in the learning process
19. Conclusion
It is recommended that a learning hub should create a platform that allows students
and staff to gain experience of operating within a new and highly technological
environment, building a 21th century model of learning involves in a process of change
that requires more than short term projects.
Technology will change faster than you imagine .A redesign needs to reflect
tomorrow’s technologies rather than rely on today’s.
The 21st century society will need to
be ‘a learning society’ in which knowing
‘what’ is less important than knowing ‘how to’.
This shift in approach to learning and teaching
will require staff who are well prepared for change
20. We are on the cusp of change, moving from
teacher-centred to learner-centred models, from
face-to-face to digital, from synchronous to
asynchronous, from solo to group learning,
coloured and improved by technology
