Richard Everett eLearning Consultant

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Richard EveretteLearning Consultant

• Further Education Sector

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Curriculum Learning Clusters (CLCs)

• a front of house for the new
• Oaklands College building

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Theory behind CLCs

• communications
• social interaction
• flexibility
• hierarchical and non-hierarchical organisational
  structures
• work productivity
• effectiveness of ventilation and air quality
• privacy
• crowding
• individual control
• Storage.
• Ilozor (2000)

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Colours

• Energises, activates emotion, increases blood
  pressure
• Touches deep seated emotions, releases traumas,
  induces peace and harmony
• Calms, heals, sense of integrity
• Uplifts emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

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Basic Principles

• Off central atrium
• public multi-use space
• Always open
• Front of house /Flexible
• Mixture of
• Reception
• Learner Services
• Learning resources
• First line of security
• Mixed staffing
• Staff area (hot desking)

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More principles

• An Educational Space
• Small groups
• Drop in
• Individuals
• High quality technology
• Interactive tables
• Plasma information screens
• Always on wireless connection
• Wired connections
• Laptops
• Smart plasma interactive whiteboards
  portable/fixed
• Spill over into the atrium
• Books and/or Technology?

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Even more principles

• Equipment
• Innovative, technology rich
• leverages the investment in IT
• supports the culture change
• VOIP
• VC
• high bandwidth wireless n
• modern AV equipment
• robust portable IT
• Why
• exciting
• exemplary
• leading edge technology
• bleeding edge learning experience

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Independent Learning Facilitators (iLFs)

• Directed/Independent Support for learners
• To be trialled at Alban II
• opens September 2008
• Hybrid position
• eStudy Assistant
• lecturer
• Skills
• technology
• pedagogical
• Enhanced
• eMentors
• experienced students
• an innovative approach

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iLF - Staffing

• Status
• eStudy Assistant
• Lecturer
• Progression
• Stepping stone between
• Salary
• 18-22K
• Qualification requirement
• PTLLS
• Desirable Qualification
• CTLLS
• eLearning

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iLFs Aims and Objectives

• Aim
• To support the curriculum in achieving its aims
  of supporting learning in an innovative, exciting
  and efficient manner, utilising independent and
  active learning in a blended Learning/Independent
  learning environment.
• Objectives
• Create a drop in facility to support
  independent directed learning
• Develop skills in staff to use and support
  directed learning opportunities
• Deliver eLearning engagement
• Create an emergency structured cover service
  for absent lecturers
• Encourage active supported learning
• Develop the use of independent research skills in
  students
• Motivate LRC staff

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Research on the Pilot

• Positive impact on
• behavior
• attendance
• Behaviour
• Previously easily disruptive classes
• noticeable difference in CLC
• on task
• learning
• compared to a more conventional classroom (same
  groups)
• Layout Improved classroom management
• enabled lecturers
• and students
• to use more resources
• Attendance (and retention)
• increased

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Environment - feedback

• Staff feedback
• Transformed the learning experience
• Student feedback
• want to learn in the CLC
• rather than having to learn
• Colours
• informal and bright
• very modern and appealing

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Staff feedback

• One lecturer commented that the layout of the CLC
  made him more creative in his teaching methods.
• The layout allows for differentiation as learners
  can choose where they want to sit to get on with
  a task.
• Learners were seen to be interacting more with
  other learners and helping each other in their
  learning.

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Student feedback 1

• I think that the new clc is a really good idea
  because it's spacious plus i like the colours in
  the room.
• Well ergonimicaly designed and therefore the
  working conditions in this room are well
  designed. The facilities in this room are very
  helpful when learning and also the idea of using
  laptops when doing work is a great idea, for
  comfort and mobility.
• i think that the cluster room is a good
  investment in the college the whole design of the
  room works really well together although i think
  u should find something different to put on the
  walls, the tables are my favourite part as they
  look cool and feel nice. the sofa's are a good
  investment and give the whole room a relaxed feel
  which is good, it makes for a good learning
  environment. i thikn all the classrooms should be
  like this so that everyone gets to benefit from
  it.
• The idea of using laptops is brilliant.The room
  is so spaciuos and the funiture is great.It makes
  me feel like one of them powerful CEO or MD
  because it is designed like a board room.

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Student feedback 2

• I think the CLC is different. Its not the sort of
  room that you would find in a college or school.
  As it is different people treat it well and i
  think it will be kept clean and tidy for now and
  beyond. The tables and chairs are how young
  people say "cool". The pink and blank compliment
  each other. Also the funny/odd drawings/pictures
  on the walls with blue lights behind them is very
  different. Its makes the room look more colourful
  and busy. Most of the classrooms at WGC look
  plain and boring and doesnt, i think anyway,
  interest you to learn. So i think most of the
  classrooms should be done in this way!
• I think that the CLC is a fun social learning
  area, it in a way makes you feel at ease as in
  you dont feel you have to learn but rather want
  to wilingly.
• I like the new room and all the facilities
  avaiable. The layout of the new furniture gives
  much more of a group atmosphere.

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Educational, Work or Social Space?
all!
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CLCs - A final quote

• I think it's quite nice and a different concept
  to what the traditional classroom usually is
• ... stops me from falling asleep!!!!!!!!!!!!  
• I love it
• Anonymous student from CLC research Dec 2007

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Some links / useful refs

• Howard. C., 2007. Oaklands CLC. JISC RSC Eastern
  Newsbytes, 25 (Winter), p.1. Online available
  at http//www.rsc-eastern.ac.uk/RSC_files/news/ne
  wsbytes25.pdf Accessed 27th February 2009.
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• Everett, R., 2009. Building a better future
  planning and designing innovative, intelligent
  educational buildings. ALT-N, 15 Jan. Feature
  Article p.1. Available at http//newsletter.alt.a
  c.uk/e_article001321590.cfm?xb11,0,w Accessed 6
  Feb 2009
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• JISC. 2008. Podcast Creating 21st century
  learning spaces. 17 July. Available at
  http//jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/07/podcast47ri
  chardeverett.aspx. Accessed 23 Dec 2008.
• Pothen, P., 2008. Amazing space. JISC Inform. 22
  (Summer 2008), p 3. Online 21 July. Available
  at http//jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications
  /inform22.pdf Accessed 23 Dec 2008.
• Young, S., 2008. Its about building a
  difference. The Guardian, 2 Dec. Digital Student
  p.6. Available at http//www.guardian.co.uk/digit
  alstudent/difference Accessed 23 Dec 2008.

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Thank you

• Richard Everett eLearning Consultant
• The Old Coach House, 9 High Street
• Old Town, Stevenage
• SG1 3BG
• www.intelligentbuilders.co.uk
• 07766 611 826
• richard.everett_at_intelligentbuilders.co.uk