{"id":306,"date":"2014-09-22T20:02:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T20:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/?p=306"},"modified":"2014-10-10T21:37:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T21:37:06","slug":"space-and-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/2014\/09\/22\/space-and-time\/","title":{"rendered":"space and time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blended learning is all about breaking free of the restraints of space and time. You can do it any time, any place, any pace.\u00a0 Providing an technology enhanced campus is all about mastering space and time: what can you do in the space and when?<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 distinction between IT and AV is becoming increasingly blurred- it’s all digital now.\u00a0 For many colleagues it is the technology context; the technology available in the teaching rooms,\u00a0 which\u00a0 influences their choice whether to use cameras, microphones, audio, video, images, visualisations, Google-earth fly throughs,\u00a0 clips from movies, recorded TV programmes,\u00a0 who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-style voting, virtual worlds, touch screens, simulations, animations, infographics and datasets in their presentations.<\/p>\n

For many colleagues it is their fear ( or prior experience)\u00a0 that the technology will not work in the room which exacerbates the stress of presenting. For many colleagues it is a complete mystery as to why the local IT staff who support the presentation machine do not support the data projector too. This situation is not unique to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

The layout of the room (and the number of power sockets) shapes choices with regard to students using laptops, cameras and phones to create learning materials for themselves. The strength of the wireless broadband determines whether video can be watched, shared and downloaded by many students at the same time. The comfiness of the seats, the ability to come and go and the proximity to coffee influences whether student choose to remain in this place while they learn.<\/p>\n

When colleagues are asked to show innovation in ‘front of house’ teaching<\/a> it behooves the colleges and schools to invest well in technology enhanced space for an excellent student experience.<\/p>\n

The Learning Spaces Technology Section team work to ensure that teachers\u00a0 and students have the best possible, quality and consistent,\u00a0 choices of technology in centrally managed classrooms and study spaces. Jim and his team ensure that equal access to learning is offered via hearing loops, large projection and recordings for revision or transcription.\u00a0 When the festival comes they take our AV kit out, when the festival goes they put our AV kit back in. They turn around fast and they work to ensure that the kit will work when you poke it with your digit to turn it on. They will also train you how to use it.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in knowing more about the kit in the classrooms, or having a practice to become confident in the digital skills needed to master it, do contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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