This publication was launched in March 2006 with the aim of providing the post-16 and higher education sector with a guide to essential considerations when designing learning spaces. It highlights currently available thinking about the use of learning technologies in both new and refurbished spaces, and links this to prevailing pedagogic models of learning and requirements for space efficiency. Richly illustrated by case studies, general guidance on maximising the effectiveness of learning through space design is supported by an overall checklist of key points for senior managers. The publication builds on the report commissioned under the JISC e-Learning and Innovation strand from Birmingham University Learning Development Unit - How innovative technologies are influencing the design of physical learning spaces in the post-16 sector, known as the JISC eSpaces Project, which can be found at www.ldu.bham.ac.uk/espaces.

The PDF of 'Designing Spaces for Effective Learning' is available below as well as from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/pub_spaces.aspx.

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Planning and designing technology-rich learning spaces

The publication formed the basis of a web-based resource from JISC infoNet (http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/learning-space-design) which links tools for project management and process review with key principles in designing for 21st century learning spaces.

Video case studies – 21st century learning and teaching (March 2007)

Five video case studies of innovative spaces for 21st century learning and teaching were released on CD-ROM at the JISC Conference 2007. You can download the videos from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning_innovation/eli_learningspaces.aspx 6 (Windows Media Player and QuickTime™ formats and a Word transcript are available).