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I love the opportunity, Nicola - and these great questions from Jennie Blake... I might add: * Can you open a Writing Cafe there? * Can students customise a bit of it - perhaps even make tea/coffee? And one inspired by Susan Blythman & Debbie Orr (hope I've got those right): * Can SMT see what a great job you're doing in your new space? All good luck, Sandra On 6 March 2018 at 15:25, Jennie Blake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Nicola > Congrats on the new space! I am sure a lot of people will chime in with > specifics, but I would tend to think around some questions for the space: > 1) is it welcoming? (Will it inspire students to reach out when they may > be stressed or worried?) > 2) is it flexible? (Can you do 1-1s? Does it encourage collaborative > working? Can people see screens/boards/presenters from a number of places > and angles? Are there enough plug sockets?) > 3) is it accessible? (If a student has a specific learning or physical > issue, can the space welcome and support them as well?) > 4) who administers it? Is it centrally bookable (can be an issue) is it > for a specific service only? (Can make it seem less welcoming if students > don’t see “themselves” using that service.) > > Good luck! > Jennie Blake > > On 6 Mar 2018, at 15:06, Allett, Nicola <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > The Learning Development Centre at Aston University is currently situated > in our Library building, although we are not part of the Library team. The > space includes three workshop rooms with AV equipment and an open area of > group tables for 1:1 appointments with our learning advisers, student > writing mentors and for drop-ins with our Maths team (from which we often > need to remove students who stray into our space from the library!). We > provide skype and email tutorials to distance learners (usually from our > desks or any quiet space we can find!). > > In the coming year we will be moving location (which, as you can guess, is > a mix of good and bad). Starting with a blank canvas, we have the > opportunity to redesign the Learning Development space and reconsider the > way in which the space is used. > > We would be interested to hear your recommendations: > > · What physical spaces have worked particularly well? > > · What would be your ideal learning development space? Why? > > We would, also, be interested to hear of any research carried out on > learning development spaces. > > Thank you! > > Nicola > > > > *Dr Nicola Allett* > *Teaching Fellow * > > Learning Development Centre > > Aston Triangle > Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK > > Tel: 0121 204 4955 *|* Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > > > > -- Sandra Sinfield University Teaching Fellow ________________________________________________________ Centre for Professional & Educational Development LC-213 London Metropolitan University, 236-250 Holloway Road, N7 6PP. (020) 7 133 4045 Association of Learning Development in HE: www.aldinhe.ac.uk Essential Study Skills: the complete guide to success at university: https://study.sagepub.com/burnsandsinfield4e <https://study.sagepub.com/burnsandsinfield4e> http://lastrefugelmu.blogspot.co.uk/ Find me on Twitter - or use #studychat & #loveld -- London Metropolitan University is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 974438 and VAT registered number GB 447 2190 51. Our registered office is at 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB. London Metropolitan University is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 2011. Its registration number with HMRC is X6880.