the terrains program

TERRAINS
Mapping learning environment evaluation
across the design and education landscape:
ERRAINS 2015
Towards the evidence-based design of educational facilities
TERRAINS 2015
TERRAINS
THE 2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE
SYMPOSIUM
June 5, 2015
Melbourne School of Design,
The University of Melbourne, Australia
TERRAINS 2015
TIME
SESSION
08.30 - 09.00
Registration & Coffee
09.00 - 09.15
Welcome and introduction
09.15 - 11.00
THEME: Mapping Learning Geographies
Welcome: Prof Tom Kvan
Dean, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning + Director
of LEaRN
Opening: Prof John Hattie
Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute
Host: Dr Wes Imms
Interlocutor: A/Prof Clare Newton
Ben Shapiro - Vanderbilt University (USA)
Engagement and personal curation in informal, interest-driven
learning environments
Lindy Osborne, Queensland University of Technology
Design studio terrains: mapping the learning landscapes of
Australian architectural education
Gina Grant, Sarah Healy, Ethel Villafranca, and Pamela
Yang - University of Melbourne
A theoretical orientation for evaluating the geographies of New
Generation Learning Environments
30 minutes discussion
11.00 - 11.30
Morning Break (Tea & Coffee)
11.30 - 13.15
THEME: Measuring/Aligning Pedagogy and
Space
Host: Dr Ben Cleveland
Interlocutor: Prof Peter Jamieson
Kellee Frith - Swinburne University
Is the interior design of your learning environment giving
you a pedagogical edge?
Terry Byers - University of Melbourne (QLD)
An empirical evaluation of the impact on teaching and learning
practice of the transition from traditional to new generation
learning spaces at the Anglican Church Grammar School
Chris Bradbeer - University of Melbourne (NZ)
'Finished beginnings': Finding space for time in collaborative
teacher practice
Graeme Oliver, University of Melbourne
Developing a framework for the evaluation of innovative
education practices in innovative learning environments
30 minutes discussion
13.15 - 14.30
Lunch
TERRAINS 2015
14.30- 16.00
THEME: Policy and transformation
Host: Dr Ben Cleveland
Interlocutor: Dr Julia Atkin
Pat Love - University of Melbourne
Children’s independent mobility and social capital in
Catholic schools
Caroline Morrison, University of Melbourne
Mediating contemporary learning through spatial change:
‘library-as-experimental-space’
Alastair Wells - Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
Confusing messages: is the modern learning environment an
example of idealized curricula or disruptive innovation
30 minutes discussion
16.00 - 16.30
Closing address
Closing: Dr Wes Imms
To be followed by drinks at University House
A special thanks to the E21LE and LEaRN university and
industry research partners.