Post on 16-Dec-2015
Dublin Institute of TechnologyNew Campus
Grangegorman, Dublin 7
HEAnet Conference
November 2006
Paul Horan
David Scott
DITStudent 20,500Staff 2,000Science Park/commercial 2,500
HealthBeds 185Staff 300+
Total ~26,000Athlone 15,936Drogheda 31,020Mullingar 15,621
Creating a New Town
St. Stephen’sGreen
DIT Grangegorman
Maintaining City Centre Location
1.3km
Site and Neighbours
DIT – Who we are
6 Faculties
20,500 Students
2000 Staff
200Part-time
programmes
85Full-time
Programmes
4,000 Graduates
per year
(10,000 FT)
Degree awarding powers up to Ph D
DIT Serving Dublin City and Ireland since 1887
Quality Education
Annually:• 4,000 Undergraduates• 500 Postgraduates • 3,500 Apprentices
Undergraduates by Faculty
Total Student population 20,500
70% on degree levelprogrammes
1017
485
336897
439
837Business
Science
Tourism
Engineering
Built Env.
Arts
Degree awarding powers up to Ph DOne of 8 Irish members of the European Universities Association
Unique & Relevant
• 36% of DIT students on unique programmes• 80% of graduates gain first employment in
relevant areas• Largest provider of part-time education • Over 1,000 industry-based students on
continuing education programmes• Over 50,000 Alumni in DIT Graduate Network
DIT across the city
Bolton St.
Rathmines Chatham Row Kevin St.
Pembroke St.
Cathal Brugha St.
Aungier St.
4 km
Why move
• To provide
– Student-centred learning environment.
– Using leading-edge technology.
– With facilities currently lacking.
• Consistently excellent integrated student experience
• Exploit synergies and opportunities
Grangegorman
Sports, Recreation& Amenity~15,000m2
Industry and Incubator50,000m2
Cultural~5,000m2
Food & Retail~8,000m2
Student Accommodation50,000m2
Health Facilities
Open/Pitches
20%
Campus Elements
Education&
Research~150,000m2
State-of-the-art Library &Learning Environment
Core Education
Fostering Research
Research
Sports, Recreation& Amenity
Comprehensive Sporting and Recreation Facilities
Student Accommodation
On-site accommodation for 2000+ students
Centre for Visual & Performing Arts
Cultural
ExhibitionsMusic Recitals PhotographyTheatreCinemaArt & DesignLocal Resource
Industry and Incubator
• Planning 50,000 m2 • Established model
PDC and HotHouse
• 30 Start-ups per annum• 50 Fast–growth companies supported• Existing 15,000 m2 of Incubation space
Bolton Trust
Fostering Enterprise
Initial Information and Industry Incubation centre on site mid-2007
Smithfield
Cabra
StoneybatterBroadstone
Phibsborough
DITGrangegorman
Completing the Jigsaw ..
..in partnership
Potential Funding Sources for Education Development
Projected construction cost €850.0m
Funded by: €m• Exchequer Funding 200• DIT generated funding 350• Private Philanthropy 50• Commercially generated 250
Total 850 Development will be phased
76%
Dublin City Development Plan 2005 -2011
• Grangegorman designated a Framework Development Area
“To create a sustainable urban campus at Grangegorman as a new home for DIT with the capacity to develop strong links with other knowledge sector engines located elsewhere in the inner city”
Historic Fabric
North house
Lower house
Clocktower
Occupational therapy
RC Church, unit 22 & 23
C of I Church13 protected structures on site in total
(Francis Johnston)
Timeframes
• 2006 Development Agency estb’d• 2007 Master planning• 2008-> Construction commences• 2012 Initial relocation • 2016 Complete
Unique opportunity to design an integrated higher education
campus exploiting the best leading edge technologies
Sports, Recreation& Amenity~15,000m2
Industry and Incubator50,000m2
Cultural~5,000m2
Food & Retail~8,000m2
Student Accommodation50,000m2
Health Facilities
Open/Pitches
20%
Campus Elements
Education&
Research~150,000m2
Aims• Underpin the delivery of learning & teaching
(on & off campus), research, administration, links with industry, HSE, Local Community, etc.
• State of the art Infrastructure– Seamless – Ubiquitous – Robust/Resilient– Flexible
• All space -> learning space• Drive synergies across all activities.
Student Led
Campus Technology
• Infrastructure • Portal• Student Learning Environment• Student Services• MIS, etc
Learning/Pedagogy
Changing student profile
Different characteristics, needs, expectations
Net Generation/Net Gen, Millennials, Digital Natives
Born after 1987
Grown up with technology
Mature/Foreign
Our students
Net Gen
Multi-media Graphics/visual/sound
Connected Mobile phones, iPod, MP3, PDAs, IM, wireless
Multitasking IM, gaming, searching, non linear
Experimental Visual interfaces, streaming media
Collaborative Chat, screen sharing, P2P, groups
Integrated Content, service, coaching
Expectations Producers & consumers
Service driven• Portal – common/personalised
student/staff environment
• Plan for common access IT provision – Information Commons
– Integrated with library– 24/7 access
A Campus with technology ‘embedded’ into the very fabric of the buildings and grounds requires:
a) pedagogically sound set of design Principles for teaching and learning spaces
andb) a clear statement of the Practical issues to be
considered at the design stage.
Pedagogical What do we want to teach?
How do we want to teach it?
What can technology bring to it?
Make Choices
Practical IssuesFlexibility/Timing No single point of failure.Connectivity PowerDisaster recovery/Business ContinuityIntegrated voice/data/videoMobilityDuctingIntegrated Network/Audio Visual/Printing ServiceFlexible furniture and room arrangementsLeaning Space Design
Invisible Technology that works
Opportunities
Learning Environments
• Responding to the changing learning paradigm
• Collaboration
• Research networks
Wireless • Wireless airspace across campus
– Who operates/owns?
• 2G –> 3G
• In building delivery -> site wide
• Multi-operator 'plug and play' environment?
Telephony
• Desk v VOIP v wireless …..
• Phone /PDA/ Mobile device
Integration• Buildings Management Systems
• Access Control
• Security and Surveillance
• Fire safety
• Smart card– Access & identification, – Library, – Cash card – food, vending, retail, sports, …..
Transition
• Timeframes
• Going to get more complex– Need to continue operations on existing
sites as we role out new campus
• Do you design to support legacy or abandon and start afresh?
Unique opportunity to design an integrated higher education
campus exploiting the best leading edge technologies
Timeframes
• 2006 Development Agency estb’d• 2007 Master planning• 2008-> Construction commences• 2012 Initial relocation • 2016 Complete