THE SIX

LEARNING
SPACES
AN INTERACTIVECURATED LEARNING TOOL

BY ALEXANDRA KEISLER S00163732

 CONTENT

01 THE PERSONAL 05 THE E-SPACE 08 GROUP,

COLLABORATIVE,
COOPERATIVE

12 THE 15 BEYOND THE 17 THE LIMINAL

CLASSROOM & CLASSROOM
THE SCHOOL
 The art of
THE
PERSONAL
Learning space

What is it?
A personalised online space is created by an individual that allows for
collaboration, communication and knowledge. It is a space where
individuals can easily connect and share resources, experiences and
skills. It allows teachers to act as facilitators while students learn
through self directed instruction.

The personal learning space is an ever-

evolving learning environment, which
requires students to engage in decision
making, whilst continually maintaining,
organising and growing their own personal
learning. This environment exists both in
real-life relationships and online, through
social media connections.

Personal learning spaces encourage students to

look beyond traditional learning tools and draw
upon a variety of external recourses (desktop
applications and web based) to expand their
learning experiences beyond the classroom
boundaries.

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What does
it look like?
PERSONAL
Learning space

Interested? Click the pic

Blogs by educators Blogs by classes

Personal Learning Networks Social media sources such

(PLN) as: Twitter & Facebook

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PERSONAL
Learning space

What are the

implications?
For Teachers

Strengths

Allows for collaboration between teachers and

students to collect information for learning
A helpful
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rather than relying solely on teacher-focused
resource for instruction.
teachers!
Feedback is generated through peers,
colleagues, experts and critics rather than
restricted to teacher- student Personal
Learning Networks

Excellent way to broaden knowledge and skills

in education - Are able to develop professional
relationships electronically and immediately
share ideas, articles, research, experiences and
discoveries through a shared experience
#Edchat is the weekly Bammy Award winning
Twitter conversation that any educator can join
to discuss and learn about current teaching
trends, how to integrate technology, transform
Challenges
their teaching, and connect with inspiring
educators worldwide. We The ever
also changing
discuss and fluid nature of the
education
policy, education reformlearning
and often havemakes
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result Finnish
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Education Leaders.
The concept is likely to become a permanent
fixture in educational theory therefore it is
imperative for teachers to have a sound
understanding of the requirements of working
within such a learning space.

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What are the
implications?
PERSONAL
Learning space

For Students

Strengths CLICK THE PIC

A helpful
Allow students to learn at their own pace and resource for
scaffold their learning through a variety of
the
recourses, often through inviting fellow peers,
mentors and the wider community to engage with classroom!
their work.

Gives students the ability to go beyond the need

of colleting information in order to draw
information from it making them responsible of
acquiring the information, collaborating and
distributing it.

"The Literacy Shed

resources that Ro
years as a primary
Challenges trawl YouTube, Vim
Students may not take the time to think about suitable resources
are broadly them
their own metacognition or to reflect on how
could go in 2 or m
they learn best.
where he

Less experienced students may not be ready for

the responsibility that comes with building and
managing a personal learning space.

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E-SPACE
Learning space
What is it?
The e-space is
which incorpora
assist individu
developing a ran
learning and co
which allows pe
When used well e-spaces can: individuals who
where they are a
- engage learners and reinforce learner- online. The e-spa
centredness and the key roles of emotions people togethe
and motivation. collab

- facilitate collaboration and joint learning,

including through the use of social media,
underpinning the social nature of learning
principle.

- facilitate differentiation through

systematic tracking of individual learning
paths, achievements, formative assessment
and feedback.

An important aspect of the e-learnin

practice can be very effective in a
complex, and uncertain. Communitie
learning. They generally evolve n
problems. A large part of the lifelo
practice and self-learning, throug
experience, and crow

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E-SPACE
What does
Learning space

it look like?

Wikispaces

Twitter is an online social networking

and micro-blogging service that enables
its users to send and read text-based
posts. It allows educators to share
resources with other educators,
participate in real-time online PD,
communicate with parents and receive
updates from other educational
organisations.

One great educational Wikispaces Classroom is a social writing

organisation found on twitter
is Teach Tech Play. Designed
by teachers for teachers,
#TTPlay is a professional
learning community inspiring
learning through
empowerment and connection.
platform for education. Teachers and
students are able to
communicate and work on writing
projects alone or in teams. Rich
assessment tools give teachers the power
to measure student contribution and
engagement in real-time.

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participate, a
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 What are the
implications?
For students
Strengths
Promotes discussion to talk about educational
topics in a space that goes beyond the
classroom. This allows for creativity to be
expressed and developed.
Students will become more aware of the ever-
developing range of technologies and learning
systems being explored across the world. This
enables students to explore areas of learning
the suits their own individual needs.
Challenges
Students will need work on their self-
motivation and self discipline in order to
successfully use the e-space as a learning
platform as there are less instructional
strategies associated when working online and
more emphasis placed on students taking
responsibility for their learning.
Students will need to be able to set their own
goals, develop good time management skills
and be proactive in their own learning to
become a successful self-regulated learner.
THE
E-SPACE
Learning space
For Teachers
Strengths
Teachers are able to share resources with
other educators and get updates from other
educational organisations
Are given the opportunity to share in real-time
personal development sessions (will assist with
acquiring creative and technical skills needed
when working in e learning spaces).
Are able to communicate with parents and
students in a collaborative environment, and
allows for students feedback on a social basis.
Challenges
Teachers need to be vigilant on students use
of the e-learning space. Discussion needs to
include issues surrounding netiquette,
effective use of the e-space and collaborative
work with peers in order for successful use of
the learning space.
Incorporating the e-space into a multitude of
areas within the classroom. Not restricted to
one aspect of the curriculum, rather trying to
find appropriate areas for collaboration to
promote active learning.
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COLLABORATIVE
COOPERATIVE
Learning space

What is it?
Group, collaborative and cooperative learning all revolve around the
premise that students are given the opportunity to work in groups in
order to achieve a common goal. Although they are related they each
work differently within a class setting, and as a teacher it is important to
know which learning area will work best within your own class and what
it will look like when it has been successfully implemented. bit of body
text

Group
- Limited structure
- Not all students participate equally
- Informal
- Some students may dominate others
- Teacher act as facilitator
- Utilises student diversity
- Encourages active and self directed learning
cooperative
- All group members participate
- Utilises student diversity
In A Nutshell - Active learning
- Individual accountable of their own learning -
Teacher acts as facilitator
- Students learn from each other
- Teamwork skills are emphasised
- Activities structured around individual specific
roles

Collaborative
- All group members participate
- Utilise student diversity
- Active learning
- Individual accountability
- Teacher acts as facilitator
- Students work together to search for understanding
- Students have ownership of their learning
- Teacher doesnt monitor activity and will intervene when asked
for guidance

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COLLABORATIVE
What does COOPERATIVE
it look like? Learning space

"Collaborative lea
social act in which
the t

Ideas for the classroom

The Department of Education & Training

(Victoria) has developed a learning tool
which sets out to help define the different
learning environments and how to best
achieve success in these areas. The report
Teachthought.com
outlines:

- The learning environment needs to be

supportive and productive

- The learning environment promotes

independence and self motivation

- Students needs, backgrounds,

perspectives and interests are reflected in
the learning program

The report also shows particular ways the

classroom can be set up for different
instructions (As above). Teachthought.com

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 GROUP
COLLABORATIVE
COOPERATIVE
What does it Learning space
look like?

Digital Tools that promote group,

collaborative & cooperative learning

Blackboard Yammer

Blackboard is a course level online Yammer is a social network like Twitter or

learning and teaching platform where you
can store information and connect with
students online. Blackboard Collaborate
is real-time virtual classroom for your
students to meet online to learn.
Facebook, but is only available to people who
belong to your school/organisation. The posts
support collaboration, sharing projects, files
and co-editing documents projects, share files
and co-edit documents

Ingenium Onenote

OneNote Class Notebooks help promote a

Ingenium is a creative problem solving tool
which assists students to break down an
assignment question or design brief for
example.
Google: drive/docs/sheets/classroom
sense of shared responsibility for learning by
encouraging all to participate. Using the
functionality of the collaboration space means
students can record all of the groups ideas,
not just the teachers.
Blogs & E-portfolios

Blogs can be used as an online journal for

student reflection or for an ongoing project.
Class blogs can also be used for discussion on a

ePortfolios are where students can store

Google apps include GoogleorDrive
assignments where you
any text/image/video etc. to
can share word documents,
evidence spreadhseets of
the development and
learning,
presentations and edit at the
knowledge, same
skils andtime in the
abilties over time of body
same documenttextonline. It also includes Google
sites for creating websites and Google Groups. 10
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What are the COLLABORATIVE
implications? COOPERATIVE
Learning space

For Teachers For Students

Strengths
Teachers are teaching collaboratively in
innovative learning environments
Teachers are able to act as facilitators of learning
and assess students on social interactions as well
as performance based tasks
Strengths
Allows students to build ideas together
Students are using digital tools to collaborate
within learning spaces. They are also using
digital tools to make connections in relevant,
real-world contexts

Teachers are able to work on their digital, 21st Students are given the opportunity to build
century teaching skills which include creativity, stronger relationships with their peers which
critical thinking, communication, collaboration will benefit them in other areas of their
skills schooling

Challenges
Teachers need to have a clear understanding
of their teaching style (Grasha, 2004).
Expert, formal authority, personal model,
facilitator, delegator.
Challenges
Students need to have a good rapport with their
peers in order to feel safe and comfortable
enough to participate openly and honestly in
collaborative learning.

It can be time consuming to implement this
type of learning in your classroom, and it is
important for students to have a solid
understanding of what is expected of them
in these learning groups.
Students who lack self confidence my find it
difficult when asked to contribute in group
activities
Students with stronger personalities may tend
to "take over" the group work and not allow
each member a fair turn of contributing.

Click the pic A helpful blog for teachers

23 teaching things is a free learning series which informs

teachers on how to use digital tools for teaching and
learning,find and make online resources for learning and
how toinclude e-learning in your teaching practice.

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CLASSROOM &
THE SCHOOL
Learning space
What is it?
"Twenty-first cen
supporting authentic
opportunities, resou
thinking skills

21st century classrooms should be physically

and aesthetically designed to support and
promote transformative learning experiences.
They should be able to create a sense of
belonging and enhance students individual
learning styles and promote participation,
engagement and interaction. Classrooms
encourage creativity, flexibility, innovation
and imagination, and allow learners time and
space to reflect on their learning experiences
and to collaborate with and contribute to
others learning experiences.
Wooranna Park Primary School res

Wooranna Park Primary School prep

Wooranna Park Primary School reading castle

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CLASSROOM &
What does it
THE SCHOOL
look like? Learning space

A school which has take

learning in its entirety is
in Danden

The school has a strong constructive theory

approach to their students education, believing
that children are born with an innate sense of
wanting to make sense of their environment
making them autonomous learners. They have
redesigned their school in such a way to allow for
complete collaborative learning across all year
levels
Wooranna Park Primary Education Paradigm

Wooranna Park Primary School allows for numerous ways in which students can work together and
have adopted a team teaming approach in all year levels. They have incorporated "teams of teachers"
to create "learning communities" to cater for the varying needs of students which helps to
differentiate the curriculum.

Click the pic to watch a

youtube clip on wooranna
park primary

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What are the
CLASSROOM &
implications? THE SCHOOL
Learning space

for teachers for students

Strengths Strengths

If done well students will become successful, Allows for collaborative, cooperative and
confident and creative learners reflective learning

Teachers will continue to grow in their own Students will feel more comfortable with
personal development participating and engaging with their
peers.

Challenges Challenges

Teachers need to be aware of how their students
learn and cater address the classroom set up in
accordance with that.
Accommodating for individual learning styles, and
students with additional learning needs
The cost of implementing into the classroom and the
school.
students will need to step outside their
comfort zone if need be
As with other collaborative and cooperative
tasks students will need to work well with
other students and share the work load, whilst
keeping themselves motivated to be successful
learners.

Ideas for the classroom!

Suggested technologies for the collaborative

classroom from Curtain University. Each
technology has its own educational affordances
and it is important to keep strong focus on how
you harness the technology to foster active
learning among students.
Curtain University (Collaborative learning spaces)

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CLASSROOM
What is it?
A possible excursion idea
http://ceres.org.au/education/
CERES excursions offer:
- A range of programs for student groups of all ages
within the inspiring setting of CERES Community
Environment Park
- Experienced and passionate educators, empowering
your students to live sustainably or helping them
understand some of the cultures that form our
community
- Programs that support AusVELS curriculum
requirements as well as other initiatives in
Government, Independent and Catholic schools
programs that incorporate the cross-curriculum
priorities of
Sustainability
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and
Cultures
BEYOND THE
Learning space
"Students need to be exposed to n
them to view their world in new a
allow schools to provide their s
social and emotional learning in
general"
A possible incursion idea What does it
look like?
http://34phps.blogspot.com.au
Starlab Education provides inspiring
astronomy and earth science presentations.
Fully trained presenters visit your school or
venue with a Cosmodome Science Theatre &
Planetarium or a Starlab Planetarium to
provide educational programs tailored to suit
your level of interest and understanding. By
removing the costs of time and transport of
excursions Starlab Education delivers a
quality educational experience at an
affordable price.
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What are the
implications?
For teachers
Strengths
Teachers learn new strategies for addressing
social and emotional learning.
Teachers and students are able to share in
an experience and gain a mutual
understanding and connection from that
shared experience
Excursions and incursions are a step out of
the everyday action and routine of school and
may well engage students who don't respond
to usual mainstream classroom activities and
who learn in different ways
Challenges
It is important to undertake planned follow
up activities. These should follow up the
curricula expectation of the activity and
should also give you some insight into the
additional benefits to students.
Teachers need to ensure students have time
for reflection, to think about what they
encountered.
It is vital for teachers to communicate with
colleagues and other staff about the incursion
or excursion if they are planning it
Undertaking appropriate risk assessment
strategies.
BEYOND THE
CLASSROOM
Learning space
For students
Strengths
Incursions and excursions can provide
students with an opportunity to develop
socially and emotionally.
Incursions provide students with experiential
learning opportunities within the secure
surrounds of their school,
Theatre is a way of engaging students on an
emotional level and is accessible to children of
all levels of intellectual ability.
Challenges
It is easy to forget that incursions and
excursions are supposed to be a learning
experience. Students may get distracted,
and without proper reflection practices,
miss the purpose of the experience.
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LIMINAL
What is it?

Learning space
The term liminal was coined by Victor Turner in 1977. He described the liminal learning space to
be:
- Being in limbo - in between
- Traditionally connected to age ( the moment between childhood and adulthood)
- Traditionally the moment of liminality (limbo) has been celebrated through rituals or rites of
passage.
- The rites of passage involve three elements: separation, transition & re-intergration (Gennep,
Vizedom, & Caffee, 2004).

"The distance between knowing and not knowing is negligible: we teach students something
they didnt know and then they know it. But this appearance of learning is, in many cases just
the first tentative steps in embedding new concepts in long-term memory. In actual fact, the
gap or liminal space between knowing and not knowing is mysterious and largely hidden
from us" (Didau, 2016)

An interesting clip to wrap your head

around the liminal space

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