Thursday March 21, 2013
April Ignite! Event to Focus on Learning Spaces
April Ignite! Event to Focus on Learning Spaces
This spring, UW-IT is coordinating an Ignite-style event focused on how the design of spaces can have a positive effect on student learning. Save the date and join us on April 18 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in Odegaard Library, room 220. Ignite! sessions are a fast-moving and fun way to exchange ideas and inspire collaboration.
Janice Fournier, UW-IT Research Scientist, and Jill Morelli, Director of Facilities for the School of Medicine will kick off the event with a short (15-minute) keynote on current research on the design of learning spaces. Their talk will provide insight into the range of spaces that support learning, how the changing culture of continuous learning is impacting space design, and how physical space and policies can work together to promote learning.
Next, several UW staff will present on the learning spaces in their areas. The Ignite! format requires presenters to share stories, ideas, lessons, and strategies in exactly 5 minutes, using only 20 auto-advancing slides, and taking just 15 seconds per slide. Each 5-minute presentation will be followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.
Presentations will include:
Classroom Support Services: Roberta Hopkins, Director of CSS will discuss the current status of general-use classrooms on campus, looking back to where we’ve been and ahead to where we’re going.
The Allen Library Research Commons: Lauren Ray, Reference & Research Services Librarian, will speak about balancing informal and formal uses of the Allen Library Research Commons, and implementing programs to encourage interaction and collaboration.
Active Learning Classrooms in the OUGL: Jill McKinstry, Director of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library will speak about the new active learning spaces that are part of the OUGL renovation, including the design principles these rooms embody, and the kinds of learning that is best supported in these spaces.
Comparative History of Ideas Department Office: Amy Peloff, Assistant Director of CHID will discuss the energizing and collaborative work that regularly goes on in the relatively tiny space of the CHID office, showing that the combination of departmental policies and physical design give rise to meaningful, informal interactions.
Learning Spaces in the New Residence Halls: Chris Jaehne, Assistant Director for Residential Life, Housing & Food Services, will discuss how informal learning spaces in the new West Campus residence halls are designed to support group interaction as well as “cocooning.”
UW-IT Specialized Learning Spaces: Jacob Morris, Interim Director for Learning Technologies in UW-IT, will discuss the variety of studios supported by UW-IT, and the wide range of activities that go on inside them, including music recording, video production, and digital presentation practice.
This spring, UW-IT is coordinating an Ignite-style event focused on how the design of spaces can have a positive effect on student learning. Save the date and join us on April 18 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in Odegaard Library, room 220. Ignite! sessions are a fast-moving and fun way to exchange ideas and inspire collaboration.
Janice Fournier, UW-IT Research Scientist, and Jill Morelli, Director of Facilities for the School of Medicine will kick off the event with a short (15-minute) keynote on current research on the design of learning spaces. Their talk will provide insight into the range of spaces that support learning, how the changing culture of continuous learning is impacting space design, and how physical space and policies can work together to promote learning.
Next, several UW staff will present on the learning spaces in their areas. The Ignite! format requires presenters to share stories, ideas, lessons, and strategies in exactly 5 minutes, using only 20 auto-advancing slides, and taking just 15 seconds per slide. Each 5-minute presentation will be followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.
Presentations will include:
Classroom Support Services: Roberta Hopkins, Director of CSS will discuss the current status of general-use classrooms on campus, looking back to where we’ve been and ahead to where we’re going.
The Allen Library Research Commons: Lauren Ray, Reference & Research Services Librarian, will speak about balancing informal and formal uses of the Allen Library Research Commons, and implementing programs to encourage interaction and collaboration.
Active Learning Classrooms in the OUGL: Jill McKinstry, Director of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library will speak about the new active learning spaces that are part of the OUGL renovation, including the design principles these rooms embody, and the kinds of learning that is best supported in these spaces.
Comparative History of Ideas Department Office: Amy Peloff, Assistant Director of CHID will discuss the energizing and collaborative work that regularly goes on in the relatively tiny space of the CHID office, showing that the combination of departmental policies and physical design give rise to meaningful, informal interactions.
Learning Spaces in the New Residence Halls: Chris Jaehne, Assistant Director for Residential Life, Housing & Food Services, will discuss how informal learning spaces in the new West Campus residence halls are designed to support group interaction as well as “cocooning.”
UW-IT Specialized Learning Spaces: Jacob Morris, Interim Director for Learning Technologies in UW-IT, will discuss the variety of studios supported by UW-IT, and the wide range of activities that go on inside them, including music recording, video production, and digital presentation practice.
Applications Being Accepted For Odegaard Library Active Learning Classrooms
Greetings, Faculty and Instructors:
Two state-of-the-art Active Learning Classrooms are being built in Odegaard Library (available Autumn 2013), providing educators with a unique opportunity to explore how space and technology can promote student learning. The Active Learning Classrooms (ALC) are located on the 1st floor of Odegaard Library. ALC 136 has a capacity of 90 students and ALC 141 has a capacity of 63 students.
We are now accepting applications to teach in these spaces for the 2013-14 academic year! The Active Learning Classroom website provides information about requesting a classroom and details the benefits and features of the Active Learning Classrooms. Learn more at: http://bit.ly/Z2iLBV.
Please note: if you have already submitted an application for an ALC, you do not need to complete a second request.
Interested in redesigning your course or assignment for the Active Learning Classrooms? Join the Spring Quarter Faculty Professional Learning Community on Active Learning Classrooms! Educators from any discipline or department are invited to participate. Learn more at:http://www.washington.edu/teaching/uw-library-active-learning-classrooms-fplc.
Please feel free to forward this information on to any and all colleagues you think would like to teach in or learn more about the Active Learning Classrooms.
Best,
Your colleagues at the University Libraries, UW Information Technology and Classroom Support Services
Two state-of-the-art Active Learning Classrooms are being built in Odegaard Library (available Autumn 2013), providing educators with a unique opportunity to explore how space and technology can promote student learning. The Active Learning Classrooms (ALC) are located on the 1st floor of Odegaard Library. ALC 136 has a capacity of 90 students and ALC 141 has a capacity of 63 students.
We are now accepting applications to teach in these spaces for the 2013-14 academic year! The Active Learning Classroom website provides information about requesting a classroom and details the benefits and features of the Active Learning Classrooms. Learn more at: http://bit.ly/Z2iLBV.
Please note: if you have already submitted an application for an ALC, you do not need to complete a second request.
Interested in redesigning your course or assignment for the Active Learning Classrooms? Join the Spring Quarter Faculty Professional Learning Community on Active Learning Classrooms! Educators from any discipline or department are invited to participate. Learn more at:http://www.washington.edu/teaching/uw-library-active-learning-classrooms-fplc.
Please feel free to forward this information on to any and all colleagues you think would like to teach in or learn more about the Active Learning Classrooms.
Best,
Your colleagues at the University Libraries, UW Information Technology and Classroom Support Services
