Comments on: 21st Century Learning spaces http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/ ICT and Education Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:51:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: andrewch http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-222 andrewch Sat, 31 May 2008 23:20:42 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-222 Hi Doug Resourcing is a key element. Tablets are great but have you seen the new OLPC - essentially 2 x touch screens - that is very cool. The key is as you noted put aside = in other words flexibility. Flexibility in technology, furniture, purpose... Thanks for the comments A Hi Doug

Resourcing is a key element. Tablets are great but have you seen the new OLPC - essentially 2 x touch screens - that is very cool.
The key is as you noted put aside = in other words flexibility. Flexibility in technology, furniture, purpose…

Thanks for the comments

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]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-220 Doug Belshaw Sat, 31 May 2008 14:47:59 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-220 That picture looks just like a boring office to me. I want to see flexible arrangements with tablet PCs that can be put to one side <em>as a minimum</em>... That picture looks just like a boring office to me. I want to see flexible arrangements with tablet PCs that can be put to one side as a minimum…

]]> By: andrewch http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-212 andrewch Thu, 22 May 2008 07:32:55 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-212 The sad thing is this is a utopian dream. Schools are strapped for cash - building budgets run to a formula and students squeezed into a certain predefined square meterage. How many side by side classrooms are built with sliding doors to give space? How many schools consider the value of break out rooms for students? or even providing a classroom with the flexibility change into small group spaces, to provide students with small whiteboards for their group work, let alone video conferencing facilities. If they did would there be the bandwidth available to have multiple groups conferencing? The change must happen, but given the rate at which change has happen thus far (19th century classrooms = 20th century classrooms with slightly improved furniture, less chalk dust and pin boards), I am not holding my breath... but if we all make enough noise The sad thing is this is a utopian dream. Schools are strapped for cash - building budgets run to a formula and students squeezed into a certain predefined square meterage.
How many side by side classrooms are built with sliding doors to give space?
How many schools consider the value of break out rooms for students? or even providing a classroom with the flexibility change into small group spaces, to provide students with small whiteboards for their group work, let alone video conferencing facilities.
If they did would there be the bandwidth available to have multiple groups conferencing?
The change must happen, but given the rate at which change has happen thus far (19th century classrooms = 20th century classrooms with slightly improved furniture, less chalk dust and pin boards), I am not holding my breath… but if we all make enough noise

]]> By: Intrepidteacher http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-211 Intrepidteacher Thu, 22 May 2008 05:38:25 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-211 I just wanted to say that I recently found your blog from somewhere in the bowels of the network and I am enjoying your style and voice, as well as your content very much! I agree that we need to reexamine our learning spaces if we want them to reflect the teaching we ant to be doing. I wrote a similar post a while back where I examined the idea that the new classroom, must be a multifaceted, multi-media space. Read more: http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/utopian-classroom/ I lok forward to reading more of your work and corresponding more in the future. I just wanted to say that I recently found your blog from somewhere in the bowels of the network and I am enjoying your style and voice, as well as your content very much!

I agree that we need to reexamine our learning spaces if we want them to reflect the teaching we ant to be doing. I wrote a similar post a while back where I examined the idea that the new classroom, must be a multifaceted, multi-media space. Read more:

http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/utopian-classroom/

I lok forward to reading more of your work and corresponding more in the future.

]]> By: Allanahk http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-210 Allanahk Wed, 21 May 2008 09:40:07 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-spaces/#comment-210 If I get shown one more 20th century computer lab I think I will go mad! Rows and rows of desktop computers don't inspire me- at all. If I get shown one more 20th century computer lab I think I will go mad! Rows and rows of desktop computers don’t inspire me- at all.

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