The Design and Management of Learning Environments:
Changing Minds

The conference is now in its fourth year. The main intention is to bring together experts from a range of disciplines (design, real estate) across all levels of education (schools, FE and HE) together to learn from each other.

 

Our programme for the day:

900 Coffee and registration

930 David Chiddick, Emeritus Professor, University of Lincoln

Morning chair and opening address

945 Stephen Heppell, "Europe's leading online education expert" (Microsoft 2006)

Playful Seductive Engaging Delightful Effective Affordable Learning: Why tomorrow looks better than yesterday

1015 Simon Austin, University of Loughborough

Default matters: Balancing privacy and collaboration in academic workspaces

1100 Coffee

1130 Andrew Gemmell, Social Research Business Coordinator, BRE

The impact of environmental conditions on students’ learning, enjoyment and wellbeing - POE in schools, comparison studies of POEs in schools

1215 Fiona Duggan, fid Ltd

Changing minds to change spaces, changing spaces to change minds

1300 Lunch

1400 Andrew Harrison, Director of Learning and Research, DEGW

Welcome back and afternoon chair

1405 Learning Environments: The Architects' Perspective

A Pecha Kucha style presentation - 6-7 minutes each followed by 20 min panel discussion

Andrzej Kuszell, Director, Studio E Architects

Chris Grasby, Director of Education, HKS

Aidan S J Ridyard, Broadway Malyan

1445 Alexi Marmot, Alexi Marmot Associates

Managing space, managing people – change management for the university and college space revolution

1500 Tea

1530 Jim McConnell, Director of Estates, University of Glasgow

Two seats in every corner – translating and interpreting the pedagogy of social learning spaces

1615 Mary Heaney, Director of Services, Manchester Metropolitan University

Seven into 2 will go: Campus consolidation at Manchester Metropolitan University

1700 Close and drinks

 

Our thanks to Nigel Oseland of DEGW for putting together this year's exciting programme of speakers.