edu-it 2013: contemporary learning spaces

Transforming your Classroom into a Contemporary Learning Space

Louise CimettaCoordinator: Digital Learning

Catholic Education Office of WA

Classroom

Linking Space & Purpose:

Students use physical space:

to learn alone, quietly, with one other...

to collaborate, share ideas, work together...

to celebrate learning, achievements, perform, inform, entertain...

to brainstorm, generate, build, construct, manipulate...

to watch, be instructed, be guided...

Pedagogical Virtual Physical

goal settingreflecting

researchingreviewingrecording

demonstrating mastery

blogse-portfolios

video recordingsaudio recordings

screencasts

What opportunities can we provide?

Purpose: To learn alone, quietly, with one other...

Pedagogical Virtual Physical

collaboratingsharing

negotiatingcompromising

co-constructing

Wiki’sTwitter or TwiducateSkype or

Facetime or Google Hangouts

Google DriveTodaysMeet

TitanPad

What opportunities can we provide?

Purpose: To collaborate, share ideas, work together...

Pedagogical Virtual Physical

demonstrate mastery

acknowledge effort

reflect on progress

share learninginform others

QR codesGoogle SitesSlideShare

PadletFlickr

YouTubeTellegamiPodcasts

What opportunities can we provide?

Purpose: To celebrate learning, achievements, perform, inform, entertain......

Pedagogical Virtual Physical

Big questionsreal world problems

time to exploremultiple solutions

PadletPopplet

AnswerGardenSolvr

What opportunities can we provide?

Purpose: To brainstorm, generate, build, construct, manipulate...

Pedagogical Virtual Physical

differentiationpersonalisation

instructionflipped learningpeer tutoring

EdmodoSchoologyApple TV/ReflectorExplain

EverythingPodcastsYouTube

What opportunities can we provide?

Purpose: To watch, be instructed, be guided...

Some Considerations

Make it mobile!

Make it flexible

Think vertical!

Invest in equipment that can be used in more than one way!

Rethink your surfaces!

consider colour!

Engage in action research!

Most of today’s classrooms are designed with the teacher at the centre. But if the classroom is focused on the learner

instead, then learning becomes paramount.Rick Dewar

Louise Cimetta

loucimetta@me.com

http://about.me/loucimetta