The impact of digital in learning spaces
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This document analyzes the perceptions of higher education teachers regarding the impact of digital technology on learning spaces, highlighting the need for changes in the design and organization of these environments. Key findings stress the importance of collaborative spaces, the role of ICT in learning, and the necessity for a psychological and physically comfortable atmosphere for effective teaching and learning. The research indicates that both spatial design and cultural changes are crucial for enhancing educational experiences.
The impact of digital in learning spaces
- 1. The impact of digital in learning spaces: An analysis on the perspective of teachers in higher education. Pedro Silva Escola Superior de Tecnologias de Castelo Branco Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Castelo Branco, Portugal psilva@ipcb.pt Luís Borges Gouveia Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto, Portugal lmbg@ufp.pt
- 2. Introduction This presentation is the result of a qualitative research conducted between February 2012 and June 2012 Main objective : Understand the perceptions of Professors in their Learning Environments. It has been considered relevant to gather opinions on the: needs/priorities, utility, quality and sustainability, as a result of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the teaching/learning spaces. Contribution : Facilitate the creation of new Learning Environments and make a discussion of space’s component organization as one of the important factors in the creation of a learning space. The proposals advanced (resulting from the interviews to the teachers of Higher Education) produced important contributions and confirm the need to make changes.
- 3. Introduction University are face to face (f2f) with a new teaching reality STUDENTS are different - Digital - Connected - Want to create and learn at the same time KNOWLEDGE SOURCES Students can access to that contents and study by themselves, developing therefore individual and group skills Study by themselves in any place with Internet and the also can, if they have questions, use the email to clear up all doubts and solve problems with their tutors THE TECHNOLOGY The technology changes affect the teaching and learning processes and the places they are possible
- 4. Introduction University are face to face (f2f) with a new teaching reality The impact of digital in learning spaces Universities have insufficient or inappropriate learning spaces; they are too small, very dark or cold, made in the wrong places, etc. These places have many deficiencies and so, they waste learning opportunities. A Learning Space requires a complex set of materials and human resources.
- 5. Introduction Find new ideas about space needs represents a significant opportunity for higher education to make learners and learning more successful human resources and materials.
- 6. Data and Research Methods The purpose of the perceptions of Learning Environments was to capture a set of personal experiences related to spaces used by teachers, particularly the “classroom", collaborative spaces, social spaces and virtual spaces. All the interviews were tape-recorded with the teacher's permission, and later transcribed to provide accurate records for the analysis. Standard procedures were followed to maintain the confidentiality of the interview data and the anonymity of the teachers
- 7. Data and Research Methods
- 8. Data and Research Methods A criterion Sampling scheme has been used to select teachers for the interviews.
- 9. The interviews were face-to-face. Between the first and second interviews, almost three months passed. Based on our previous research experience, interviewing teachers, we felt a second interview was required to build a theory. A strong rapport was necessary to obtain trustworthy data. Data and Research Methods
- 10. The analysis of data : First the participants were assigned identification numbers. Data and Research Methods Audio-taped interviews were verbatim transcribed Checked for accuracy and edited by the first author, to ensure that the transcriptions reflected the actual interviews, by simultaneously listening to the recordings while reading the transcriptions and making corrections where necessary
- 11. Results and Discussion This investigation suggests many positive consequences and different points of view on the Best Practices about the use of teaching/learning spaces. (i) Perceptions of Learning Environments; (ii) Perception on the space needs; (iii) Perception on the adoption of ICT in learning; (iv) Perception about the type of attended space, their needs and advantages.
- 12. Results and Discussion They all share the idea that the classroom’s space must change, because of the new teaching methodologies Collaborative spaces must exist with all the needed resources Collaborative spaces - better integration with the space and the classroom space is possible These spaces should, besides the educational environment to support the student’s learning, also have : personal tools to prepare classes, to support material, to perform administrative tasks, to seek information and materials and to be used as an interactive- communication tool between teachers and educational partners. Perceptions of Learning Environments
- 13. Results and Discussion The traditional classroom space is too limited, knowledge flews in only one direction. Interaction between the teacher and students is almost impossible. This paradigm leads to changes in students and teachers attitudes Important create a psychological comfortable atmosphere between teachers and students in order to improve physical comfort it is important to create individual spaces for each student, the existence of open spaces, smaller learning spaces, classrooms with mobilization facilities and the creation of “activity islands” Perception of the space needs
- 14. Results and Discussion The role of ICT is very important, but teachers must dominate them. More and more new technologies must be part of education ICT in learning process is important but only as an extension of instrumental capabilities at the service of the learning process Perception on the adoption of ICT in learning
- 15. Results and Discussion Perception about the type of space attended, their needs and advantages human relationship between people (teachers and students), it is easy and makes a difference activities have to go out of what is traditionally a classroom(…) a social space, and the provided spaces for group work and the possibility of them being performed a smart design with open areas where teachers and students communicate and technology change attitudes and practices in order to obtain optimization, integration and development of knowledge
- 16. Our Intent : complement and expand the knowledge about space use in higher education. The results confirm our central hypotheses: Conclusion The importance of Space in creating high quality Learning Spaces. That technology’s adoption is important but is not the only factor taken into consideration to create these spaces. Changes in design comfort and Decoration and Cultural Change must be part of a Learning Space.
- 17. • New areas, such as the collaborative learning spaces, should be considered in the organization. • Changes in furniture design, comfort and decoration, how the materials are arranged and organized, seem to influence the teaching and learning processes. • The cultural change, Social spaces and Informal learning environments, seem to be a key role to a good psychological environment and motivate the participation in school activities. • The use of Virtual as an available tool to teaching and learning and its necessary integration with the physical, seem to be essential. • A flexible learning space enables the student to make choices and to have some control over the time and place and, sometimes, also to make choices in the content of their learning. Conclusion