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Title Creating spaces for learning : designing the UCD HealthSciences Library

Author(s) Hickey, Peter

PublicationDate 2007-10-18

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Leabharlann UCD

Ionad Eolaíocht Sláinte UCD

UCD Library

Health Sciences Centre

Creating spaces forlearning

Designing the

UCD Health SciencesLibrary

Presented by Peter Hickey

Constructive alignment, John Biggs

Learning & Teaching activities

and

Assessment Methods

and

Intended Learning Outcomes

The Design drivers A place for learning

• Student centred andstudent friendly

• Foster learning andcollaboration

• Anticipate pedagogicalchanges

• Holdings to access

Student Centred Learning

• Shift of power in the Teacher-Studentrelationship

• Active learning

• Choice in learning

What this means

• Increasing range of learning activities

• More collaborative group work

• More individualisation and choice

• More frequent occupancy of library spaces

• Quality and variety of spaces must be good

• Greater use of resources, print, electronic, staff

• New methods of assessment

Individual study

• 3 different sizes of desk

• 3 styles of bench/table

Casual seating

• Armchairs, couches,benches

Collaborative study and PBL rooms

Connectivity

• Power and data to desks

• Individual lighting

• Full wireless coverage

• Laptop lending service

Computer Labs

Making it Student Centred

• Accessible– Convenient– Visible– Compact

• Welcoming– Ambience– Environment– Quality

• Relevant and usable– Variety and choice– Connectivity– Adaptable– Manageable

Accessible

• Convenient

• Visible

• Compact

Grouprooms inLibrary

Student inPubliccorridor

Welcoming

• Ambience

• Environment

• Quality

Shift fromHoldings toAccess

Lifelong learning Skills

• Prior Experience

• Critical Friends

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