Other Research into identifying Effective Learning Environments Fisher, K. (2005) The evaluation of school learning environments has for decades traditionally focused on the technical performance of the facilities with little attention being paid to their pedagogical performance or effectiveness. There are a range of ‘top down’ imperatives which have driven such an approach, including the need to sustainably finance educational ...
Other Placemaking Practice: Transforming Classrooms from the Inside Out – the Critical Role of Spatial Literacy Fisher, K. (2004) For decades CEFPI, the OECD Program on Educational Building, the Schools Learning Laboratory and other related organisations have pursued transformative approaches to the planning and design learning environments to suit contemporary perceptions of learning. Yet these attempted paradigm shifts are predominantly applied by spatial practitioners 'from the outside-in'. The end ...
Other Place and Space in the Design of New Learning Environments Jamieson, P | Fisher, K | Gilding, T | Taylor, G | Trevitt, A.C.F. (2000) The development of online and virtual teaching and learning environments to augment formal face-to-face environments raises questions about the way the new communication and information (CIT) technologies are being incorporated into the on-campus environment. More importantly, this development challenges the meaning of the on-campus student learning experience. The new CITs ...